head to head
vs
State of DecayvsYomawari: Midnight Shadows
State of Decay leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yomawari: Midnight Shadows leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
State of DecayYomawari: Midnight Shadows
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
State of Decay leans harder on execution: Melee and driving are functional, not demanding
Reads0 vs 1
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows leans harder on reads: Spirits follow scripted triggers, not adaptive minds
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.