head to head
vs
StarfieldvsTransistor
Starfield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Transistor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
StarfieldTransistor
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Starfield leans harder on execution: Shooter and piloting inputs
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Starfield leans harder on variance: Procedural planets, loot variance
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.