head to head
vs
Hostile Waters: Antaeus RisingvsPrey (2017)
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hostile Waters: Antaeus RisingPrey (2017)
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Prey (2017) leans harder on execution: Wrench and Gloo timing modest.
Reads2 vs 1
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising leans harder on reads: Enemy forces follow scripted mission AI
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.