Building comparison
head to head
Baby StepsvsSunset Riders
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.
Sunset Riders
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Arcade run-and-gun reflexes against fully memorisable boss patterns.
Baby Steps leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Sunset Riders leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Baby StepsSunset Riders
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
Sunset Riders
Dodging bullet spreads and snap-shooting bosses is everything
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
Sunset Riders
Bandits and bosses cycle memorisable arcade patterns
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
Sunset Riders
Spawns are deterministic each credit
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
Sunset Riders
Pattern memorisation for one-credit clears is the meta-game
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.