head to head
vs
ShapezvsZoo Tycoon
Shapez leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zoo Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ShapezZoo Tycoon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Shapez leans harder on execution: Placing belts has no time pressure at all
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Shapez leans harder on optimization: Designing efficient cutting and merging factories IS the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.