head to head
vs
Planet CoastervsZombie Night Terror
Planet Coaster leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zombie Night Terror leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Planet CoasterZombie Night Terror
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Planet Coaster leans harder on execution: Precise track and scenery placement rewards manual dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Planet Coaster leans harder on variance: Guest mood noise is low and quickly mappable
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.