head to head
vs
RaftvsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Raft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
RaftTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
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
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans harder on variance: Wobbly physics makes identical setups resolve differently
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.