head to head
vs
State of Decay 2vsTribes of Midgard
State of Decay 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tribes of Midgard leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
State of Decay 2Tribes 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
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.