head to head
vs
Insurgency: SandstormvsSquad
Insurgency: Sandstorm leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Squad leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Insurgency: SandstormSquad
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Insurgency: Sandstorm leans harder on execution: One-shot kills demand pixel-perfect aim
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Squad leans harder on optimization: Logistics, FOB placement, kit choice deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.