head to head
vs
Sea of ThievesvsThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Sea of Thieves leans Reads (Competitive PvP); The Texas Chain Saw Massacre leans Reads (Mind & Math).
Sea of ThievesThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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 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.