head to head
vs
Kingdom: New LandsvsStardew Valley
Kingdom: New Lands leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Stardew Valley leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Kingdom: New LandsStardew Valley
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Kingdom: New Lands leans harder on execution: Just riding and coin-dropping under time pressure
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 8
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.