head to head
vs
Identity VvsSea of Thieves
Identity V leans Reads (Pure Mind Games); Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Identity VSea of Thieves
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Sea of Thieves leans harder on execution: Ship sailing and naval gunnery require hands
Reads8 vs 7
Identity V leans harder on reads: asymmetric PvP hunter/survivor mind games
Variance3 vs 5
Sea of Thieves leans harder on variance: Server encounters, weather, loot vary
Optimization5 vs 5
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.