head to head
vs
Hellgate: LondonvsState of Decay
Hellgate: London leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); State of Decay leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Hellgate: LondonState of Decay
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Hellgate: London leans harder on variance: Random loot and procedural level chunks
Optimization7 vs 6
Hellgate: London leans harder on optimization: Build trees, gear mods, and damage-type matching
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.