Building comparison
head to head
All Guns on DeckvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
All Guns on Deck asks more than The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and the gap is reads.
All Guns on Deck
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A naval strategy-action hybrid testing fleet management and conquest planning.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An open-world RPG mostly about discovering and stacking exploitable progression systems.
All Guns on Deck leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
All Guns on DeckThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
All Guns on Deck
Light action combat with modest timing demands
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Combat is forgiving; aim and timing rarely punish you.
Reads2 vs 0
All Guns on Deck leans clearly harder on reads.
All Guns on Deck
Faction AI is scripted, no adaptive prediction
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Enemy AI is scripted and exploitable; not adaptive.
Variance3 vs 2
All Guns on Deck leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
All Guns on Deck
Battle outcomes have some rolled randomness
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Loot tables and leveled lists inject mild randomness.
Optimization6 vs 7
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
All Guns on Deck
Fleet management and strategic conquest is the core layer
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Skill stacking, enchant loops, and exploits are deeply 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.