head to head
vs
Patrician IVvsPlague Inc: Evolved
Patrician IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plague Inc: Evolved leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Patrician IVPlague Inc: Evolved
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Patrician IV leans harder on reads: AI rivals compete by rules, not by modelling you
Variance3 vs 4
Plague Inc: Evolved leans harder on variance: country event timing
Optimization9 vs 9
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.