head to head
vs
Russian Fishing 4vsStardew Valley
Russian Fishing 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Stardew Valley leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Russian Fishing 4Stardew Valley
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Russian Fishing 4 leans harder on execution: Casting and reeling are deliberate, not twitch
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Russian Fishing 4 leans harder on variance: Bite timing and fish spawns stay partly random
Optimization8 vs 8
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.