Building comparison
head to head
ARC RaidersvsMarathon
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
ARC Raiders
Execution · Grand Arena
An extraction shooter where scavengers dodge killer machines and rival squads for loot.
Marathon
Execution · Competitive PvP
Aim duels against human crews layered over hidden-information loot gambles and extraction timing.
ARC Raiders leans Execution (Grand Arena); Marathon leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
ARC RaidersMarathon
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Marathon leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
ARC Raiders
Gunplay and movement under machine fire
Marathon
Gunfights against other crews reward raw aim heavily
Reads6 vs 7
Marathon leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
ARC Raiders
Rival squads ambush, bait, and adapt
Marathon
Predicting human crews' rotations and ambushes is constant
Variance6 vs 5
ARC Raiders leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
ARC Raiders
Loot spawns and unknown player positions
Marathon
Loot spawns and unseen squads create hidden information
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
ARC Raiders
Loadout economy and map knowledge compound
Marathon
Loadout economics and extraction routing sit underneath
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.