head to head
vs
Shenzhen I/OvsZoo Tycoon
Shenzhen I/O leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zoo Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Shenzhen I/OZoo Tycoon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Shenzhen I/O leans harder on execution: Writing code in a manual has zero twitch component
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Zoo Tycoon leans harder on variance: Animal needs are deterministic once learned
Optimization10 vs 8
Shenzhen I/O leans harder on optimization: Programming microcontrollers in minimal instructions to pass exact circuit specifications
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.