head to head
vs
RaftvsStarflight
Raft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Starflight leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
RaftStarflight
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Raft leans harder on execution: Shark hook-attacks require minimal timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Starflight leans harder on variance: An unmapped galaxy of hidden worlds drives early play
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.