head to head
vs
Prey (2017)vsX3: Terran Conflict
Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); X3: Terran Conflict leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Prey (2017)X3: Terran Conflict
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Prey (2017) leans harder on execution: Wrench and Gloo timing modest.
Reads1 vs 0
Prey (2017) leans harder on reads: Typhon AI scripted, not adaptive.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 10
X3: Terran Conflict leans harder on optimization: Trade-empire and factory-complex math is the entire game.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.