head to head
vs
Medieval: Total WarvsSpace Run: Fast and Safe Delivery
Medieval: Total War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Space Run: Fast and Safe Delivery leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Medieval: Total WarSpace Run: Fast and Safe Delivery
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Space Run: Fast and Safe Delivery leans harder on variance: Wave compositions and timing add bounded surprises
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.