head to head
vs
R.E.P.O.vsSonic Shuffle
R.E.P.O. leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Sonic Shuffle leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
R.E.P.O.Sonic Shuffle
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
R.E.P.O. leans harder on execution: Physics-based carrying of fragile loot punishes clumsy hands
Reads1 vs 3
Sonic Shuffle leans harder on reads: Some bluffing against human opponents in card duels
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 3
R.E.P.O. leans harder on optimization: Route planning and extraction economy converge with experience
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.