head to head
vs
Loop HerovsOxygen Not Included
Loop Hero leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Oxygen Not Included leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Loop HeroOxygen Not Included
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 10
Oxygen Not Included leans harder on optimization: Gas, liquid, and power engineering are essentially a solvable engineering puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.