head to head
vs
Pokémon Community GamevsSunless Sea
Pokémon Community Game leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Sunless Sea leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Pokémon Community GameSunless Sea
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Pokémon Community Game leans harder on reads: Other catchers barely interact strategically
Variance6 vs 7
Sunless Sea leans harder on variance: Hidden map, random events and unknown story branches dominate
Optimization4 vs 6
Sunless Sea leans harder on optimization: Trade routes and fuel math converge once mapped
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.