Building comparison
head to head
Baby StepsvsSkate 2
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Baby Steps
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A physics walking ordeal where controlling each individual footstep is the whole test.
Skate 2
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A skateboarding sandbox where tricks come from analog stick flicks rather than button combos.
Baby Steps leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Skate 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Baby StepsSkate 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Baby Steps
Placing each physics-driven footstep is the entire challenge
Skate 2
Flick-it stick controls map tricks to genuine manual dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Baby Steps
Solo hike with no adversary at all
Skate 2
Solo sandbox, no adaptive opposition
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Baby Steps
Terrain is fixed; only your stumbles are unpredictable
Skate 2
Static city, deterministic physics
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Baby Steps
Route choice up the mountain matters but stays simple
Skate 2
Spot selection and line planning improve scores
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.