head to head
vs
RimWorldvsTainted Grail: Conquest
RimWorld leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tainted Grail: Conquest leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
RimWorldTainted Grail: Conquest
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
RimWorld leans harder on reads: Storyteller AI is randomised, not adaptive to you.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
RimWorld leans harder on optimization: Colony layout, work priorities, and defenses solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.