head to head
vs
Kingdom: ClassicvsState of Decay 2
Kingdom: Classic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); State of Decay 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Kingdom: ClassicState of Decay 2
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
State of Decay 2 leans harder on execution: Combat is forgiving; stealth and swings need modest timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Kingdom: Classic leans harder on optimization: Coin economy and wall timing are the solvable core
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.