head to head
vs
HoloCure: Save the FansvsPathologic 2
HoloCure: Save the Fans leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pathologic 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
HoloCure: Save the FansPathologic 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Pathologic 2 leans harder on reads: NPCs are scripted, not adaptive.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Pathologic 2 leans harder on optimization: Brutal resource and time scheduling is core.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.