head to head
vs
Orcs Must Die! 3vsSteamWorld Heist
Orcs Must Die! 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SteamWorld Heist leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Orcs Must Die! 3SteamWorld Heist
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
SteamWorld Heist leans harder on variance: Procedural ship layouts and loot drops
Optimization8 vs 7
Orcs Must Die! 3 leans harder on optimization: War machines and trap economics reward solved layouts
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.