head to head
vs
StarboundvsTribes of Midgard
Starbound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tribes of Midgard leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
StarboundTribes of Midgard
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Tribes of Midgard leans harder on reads: Co-op vs scripted giants and waves, nothing adapts
Variance4 vs 5
Tribes of Midgard leans harder on variance: Procedural maps and random events reshape each run
Optimization7 vs 7
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.