Building comparison
head to head
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionvsAwesomenauts
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition asks more than Awesomenauts, and the gap is optimization.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Optimization · Grand Arena
The genre-defining historical RTS, still alive on the ladder.
Awesomenauts
Execution · Grand Arena
A 2D platforming MOBA blending skillshots with live human mind games.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Awesomenauts leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionAwesomenauts
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
micro and macro APM at high ladder
Awesomenauts
Platforming aim and skillshots reward dexterity.
Reads7 vs 6
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
PvP ladder rewards adaptation
Awesomenauts
Human opponents adapt lanes and picks constantly.
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
random map spawns minor
Awesomenauts
Small map and shop randomness.
Optimization8 vs 6
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leans clearly harder on optimization.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
civ build orders deeply mapped
Awesomenauts
Builds, timings, and push economy 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.