head to head
vs
Orcs Must Die!vsTeardown
Orcs Must Die! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Teardown leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Orcs Must Die!Teardown
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 1
Orcs Must Die! leans harder on variance: Minor wave composition randomness
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.