head to head
vs
Incubation: Time Is Running OutvsShadowrun Returns
Incubation: Time Is Running Out leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shadowrun Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Incubation: Time Is Running OutShadowrun Returns
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Incubation: Time Is Running Out leans harder on reads: Alien AI is scripted, ambush-driven not adaptive
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Incubation: Time Is Running Out leans harder on optimization: Squad positioning and tactical planning win the missions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.