head to head
vs
The SimsvsThe Tomorrow Children
The Sims leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Tomorrow Children leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The SimsThe Tomorrow Children
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Tomorrow Children leans harder on execution: Digging and hauling are deliberate, not twitchy
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
The Tomorrow Children leans harder on variance: Island resources appear unpredictably across the Void
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.