head to head
vs
Heroes Chronicles: Warlords of the WastelandvsPlague Inc: Evolved
Heroes Chronicles: Warlords of the Wasteland leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Heroes Chronicles: Warlords of the WastelandPlague Inc: Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Heroes Chronicles: Warlords of the Wasteland leans harder on reads: Scripted campaign AI, not an adapting human mind
Variance3 vs 4
Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on variance: country event timing
Optimization9 vs 9
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.