head to head
vs
Pathologic 2vsSubterrain
Pathologic 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Subterrain leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pathologic 2Subterrain
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 5
Pathologic 2 leans harder on variance: Hunger, infection, and supplies fluctuate.
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.