head to head
vs
State of DecayvsThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified
State of Decay leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Bureau: XCOM Declassified leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
State of DecayThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
State of Decay leans harder on variance: Dynamic events, infestations and survivor traits roll randomly
Optimization6 vs 7
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified leans harder on optimization: squad tactics and builds are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.