head to head
vs
State of DecayvstheHunter: Call of the Wild
State of Decay leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); theHunter: Call of the Wild leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
State of DecaytheHunter: Call of the Wild
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
theHunter: Call of the Wild leans harder on execution: Long-range shot placement on vitals
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
theHunter: Call of the Wild leans harder on variance: Animal spawns, fur ratings, wind shifts
Optimization6 vs 6
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.