head to head
vs
SolitairicavsSunless Sea
Solitairica leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Sunless Sea leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
SolitairicaSunless Sea
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Sunless Sea leans harder on execution: Slow boat combat barely tests the hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Solitairica leans harder on optimization: Item builds and energy economy decide runs over time
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.