head to head
vs
Stronghold Crusader HDvsSupreme Commander
Stronghold Crusader HD leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Supreme Commander leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Stronghold Crusader HDSupreme Commander
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 5
Supreme Commander leans harder on execution: Massive APM demands across strategic-zoom battlefields
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Stronghold Crusader HD leans harder on optimization: economy and siege-strategy mastery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.