head to head
vs
Gang BeastsvsShotgun Farmers
Gang Beasts leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shotgun Farmers leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Gang BeastsShotgun Farmers
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
Shotgun Farmers leans harder on optimization: Controlling crop growth spots is a thin economy layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.