Building comparison
head to head
100 Ninja CatsvsBroken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
100 Ninja Cats
Optimization · Light / Casual
A relaxed hidden-object hunt for cats across hand-drawn scenes.
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Optimization · Light / Casual
A point-and-click adventure where inventory puzzle logic is the whole challenge.
100 Ninja Cats leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
100 Ninja CatsBroken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
100 Ninja Cats
Clicking to find hidden cats, no twitch demand
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
no physical skill, point-and-click
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
100 Ninja Cats
Solo with no opponent to predict
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
no opponents, puzzle-driven
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
100 Ninja Cats
Cat locations fixed, just hidden until spotted
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
no meaningful randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
100 Ninja Cats
Systematic searching of scenes is the only system
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
item puzzle logic is solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.