head to head
vs
HomeworldvsNapoleon: Total War
Homeworld leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Napoleon: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
HomeworldNapoleon: Total War
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 3
Homeworld leans harder on reads: Human skirmishes reward counter-prediction
Variance2 vs 2
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.