head to head
vs
Sky BreakvsSteamWorld Dig
Sky Break leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); SteamWorld Dig leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Sky BreakSteamWorld Dig
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Sky Break leans harder on reads: Mechas follow scripted AI, not adaptive prediction
Variance5 vs 4
Sky Break leans harder on variance: Procedural world and resource spawns add randomness
Optimization6 vs 6
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.