head to head
vs
Hard WestvsPlague Inc: Evolved
Hard West leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hard WestPlague Inc: Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on execution: no reflex
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on optimization: evolution order heavily solved
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.