head to head
vs
Gray DawnvsSupermarket Simulator
Gray Dawn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Supermarket Simulator leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Gray DawnSupermarket Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Supermarket Simulator leans harder on execution: Stocking and checkout are light manual busywork.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Supermarket Simulator leans harder on optimization: Pricing margins, ordering and shelf layout drive growth.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.