head to head
vs
RimWorldvsX-COM: Terror from the Deep
RimWorld leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); X-COM: Terror from the Deep leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
RimWorldX-COM: Terror from the Deep
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
RimWorld leans harder on execution: Pausable, no input precision required.
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 9
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.