head to head
vs
Hard WestvsTyranny
Hard West leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tyranny leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hard WestTyranny
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Tyranny leans harder on execution: Combat is secondary; faction routing and dialogue are the main skill axes
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.