head to head
vs
Sea of ThievesvsSecret Neighbor
Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Secret Neighbor leans Reads (Bluff & Deduction).
Sea of ThievesSecret Neighbor
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Sea of Thieves leans harder on execution: Ship sailing and naval gunnery require hands
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Secret Neighbor leans harder on variance: Hidden Neighbor identity and random key spawns obscure information.
Optimization5 vs 4
Sea of Thieves leans harder on optimization: Routes, loadouts, ship setups 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.