head to head
vs
Mini MetrovsProject Zomboid
Mini Metro leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Project Zomboid leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Mini MetroProject Zomboid
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Project Zomboid leans harder on execution: Combat is deliberate; precision matters but is slow.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.