head to head
vs
Sea of ThievesvsSpyParty
Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP); SpyParty leans Reads (Pure Mind Games).
Sea of ThievesSpyParty
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Sea of Thieves leans harder on execution: Ship sailing and naval gunnery require hands
Reads7 vs 10
SpyParty leans harder on reads: Pure 1v1 behavioral modeling; both players adapt endlessly.
Variance5 vs 4
Sea of Thieves leans harder on variance: Server encounters, weather, loot vary
Optimization5 vs 5
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.