head to head
vs
Stardew ValleyvsVanguard Bandits
Stardew Valley leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vanguard Bandits leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Stardew ValleyVanguard Bandits
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Stardew Valley leans harder on execution: Trivial timing on fishing and combat
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Stardew Valley leans harder on variance: Crop luck and geode RNG matter modestly
Optimization8 vs 8
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.