head to head
vs
Mini MetrovsPrison Architect
Mini Metro leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prison Architect leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Mini MetroPrison Architect
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.
Variance5 vs 4
Mini Metro leans harder on variance: station spawn pattern
Optimization9 vs 8
Mini Metro leans harder on optimization: line topology and routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.