head to head
vs
They Are BillionsvsYakuza: Like a Dragon
They Are Billions leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
They Are BillionsYakuza: Like a Dragon
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
They Are Billions leans harder on execution: some pause-based defense placement
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
They Are Billions leans harder on optimization: economy and wall placement 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.