head to head
vs
Toy SoldiersvsTransistor
Toy Soldiers leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Transistor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Toy SoldiersTransistor
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Toy Soldiers leans harder on execution: Manually controlling turrets rewards aim during peaks
Reads2 vs 1
Toy Soldiers leans harder on reads: Versus mode adds light human prediction; campaign is scripted waves
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.