head to head
vs
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered KingdomvsMinecraft: Java Edition
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Minecraft: Java Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered KingdomMinecraft: Java Edition
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom leans harder on reads: Campaign AI attacks on fixed triggers and timers.
Variance2 vs 3
Minecraft: Java Edition leans harder on variance: world gen and mob spawns randomized
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.