head to head
vs
The Mortuary AssistantvsXCOM: Enemy Unknown
The Mortuary Assistant leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); XCOM: Enemy Unknown leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
The Mortuary AssistantXCOM: Enemy Unknown
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 8
XCOM: Enemy Unknown leans harder on optimization: Squad composition, research order, and base economy are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.