Building comparison
head to head
80 DaysvsBorderlands 2
Borderlands 2 asks more than 80 Days, and the gap is execution.
80 Days
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A narrative race around an alternate steampunk world balancing routes, money, and time.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
80 Days leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
80 DaysBorderlands 2
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
80 Days
Menu choices only, no physical skill
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Reads0 vs 1
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
80 Days
NPCs follow scripted branches, never adapt
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Variance5 vs 6
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
80 Days
Unknown routes, events, and market prices on first runs
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Optimization7 vs 8
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
80 Days
Routing, packing, and trading converge to optimal circumnavigations
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
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.