head to head
vs
Pillars of EternityvsSurviving Mars
Pillars of Eternity leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Surviving Mars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pillars of EternitySurviving Mars
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Pillars of Eternity leans harder on execution: Real-time-with-pause removes all twitch pressure from the player
Reads1 vs 0
Pillars of Eternity leans harder on reads: All AI opponents use fixed scripted behaviour trees
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.