head to head
vs
Pathologic Classic HDvsThe Sinking City
Pathologic Classic HD leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Sinking City leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pathologic Classic HDThe Sinking City
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Pathologic Classic HD leans harder on reads: NPCs follow fixed schedules, not adaptive
Variance4 vs 3
Pathologic Classic HD leans harder on variance: disease spread and event randomness
Optimization6 vs 6
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.