head to head
vs
Last EpochvsPrey (2017)
Last Epoch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Last EpochPrey (2017)
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Prey (2017) leans harder on reads: Typhon AI scripted, not adaptive.
Variance4 vs 2
Last Epoch leans harder on variance: Loot affixes and crafting outcomes vary
Optimization9 vs 8
Last Epoch leans harder on optimization: Build planning is the entire game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.