head to head
vs
Oxygen Not IncludedvsTales of Maj'Eyal
Oxygen Not Included leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tales of Maj'Eyal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Oxygen Not IncludedTales of Maj'Eyal
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Tales of Maj'Eyal leans harder on variance: Procedural dungeons and drops shape runs.
Optimization10 vs 9
Oxygen Not Included leans harder on optimization: Gas, liquid, and power engineering are essentially a solvable engineering puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.