head to head
vs
Kingdom RushvsSpaceChem
Kingdom Rush leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SpaceChem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Kingdom RushSpaceChem
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.
Variance1 vs 0
Kingdom Rush leans harder on variance: Almost fully deterministic waves
Optimization9 vs 10
SpaceChem leans harder on optimization: Designing correct chemical pipelines that transform inputs to outputs exactly
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.