head to head
vs
The Battle CatsvsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
The Battle Cats leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
The Battle CatsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
The Battle Cats leans harder on execution: Tapping deploy buttons with timing, minimal dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans harder on variance: Wobbly physics makes identical setups resolve differently
Optimization7 vs 7
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.