head to head
vs
Kingdom: New LandsvsSlime Rancher
Kingdom: New Lands leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Slime Rancher leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Kingdom: New LandsSlime Rancher
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Kingdom: New Lands leans harder on variance: Island layouts and vendor spawns randomise
Optimization8 vs 7
Kingdom: New Lands leans harder on optimization: Expansion order and economy timing decide survival
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.