head to head
vs
Planet ZoovsSouth Park: The Fractured But Whole
Planet Zoo leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); South Park: The Fractured But Whole leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Planet ZooSouth Park: The Fractured But Whole
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Planet Zoo leans harder on execution: Animal habitat and path construction demands deliberate precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Planet Zoo leans harder on optimization: Species welfare requirements and financial management are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.