head to head
vs
Her StoryvsStarflight
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Starflight leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Her StoryStarflight
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Starflight leans harder on execution: Slow ship controls with no twitch ceiling
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans harder on reads: Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.