head to head
vs
State of Decay 2vsStay Out of the House
State of Decay 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Stay Out of the House leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
State of Decay 2Stay Out of the House
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Stay Out of the House leans harder on reads: Killer AI follows scripted patrols, not adaptive modeling
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
State of Decay 2 leans harder on optimization: Base building, resource routing and survivor management drive survival
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.