head to head
vs
Orcs Must Die! UnchainedvsSupreme Commander
Orcs Must Die! Unchained leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Supreme Commander leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Orcs Must Die! UnchainedSupreme Commander
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Supreme Commander leans harder on optimization: Streaming economy and build-order efficiency are the backbone
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.