head to head
vs
Pro Cycling Manager 2014vsSurviving Mars
Pro Cycling Manager 2014 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Surviving Mars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pro Cycling Manager 2014Surviving Mars
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Pro Cycling Manager 2014 leans harder on reads: rival team strategies vary slightly
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Surviving Mars leans harder on optimization: dome layouts and supply chains
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.