head to head
vs
Space Station 13vsYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Space Station 13 leans Variance (Grand Arena); Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Space Station 13Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Space Station 13 leans harder on execution: Clunky intentional interface; speed helps but rarely decides.
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links leans harder on optimization: Meta deckbuilding and line calculation are the spine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.