head to head
vs
State of DecayvsWindbound
State of Decay leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Windbound leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
State of DecayWindbound
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 5
Windbound leans harder on variance: Procedural islands and loot reshuffle every run.
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.