Building comparison
head to head
7 Wonders of the Ancient WorldvsPortal 2
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. 7 Wonders of the Ancient World demands more variance; Portal 2 demands more optimization.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A match-three puzzle about planning rune swaps to clear themed wonder boards.
Portal 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A first-person puzzle game where seeing the solution is the whole skill.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Portal 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
7 Wonders of the Ancient WorldPortal 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
7 Wonders of the Ancient World leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Quick swaps under time pressure matter somewhat
Portal 2
Portal placement requires some precision but timing is lenient.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Solo match-three, no opponent to predict
Portal 2
No opponent; puzzles are static.
Variance4 vs 0
7 Wonders of the Ancient World leans clearly harder on variance.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Random rune drops drive each board's possibilities
Portal 2
Puzzles are deterministic with no randomness.
Optimization7 vs 9
Portal 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Planning cascades and clears to meet goals is core
Portal 2
Solving the puzzle's logic IS the entire game.
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.