head to head
Binary Domain asks more than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the gap is execution.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Underrated squad cover shooter about blasting robots apart limb by satisfying limb.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A sprawling open-world crime epic with RPG-style character stats across a whole state.
Binary Domain leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Binary Domain leans clearly harder on execution.
Binary Domain
Cover shooting and limb-targeting precision
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Binary Domain
Robots are scripted despite squad chatter
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gang AI is scripted, never adaptive
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Binary Domain
Minor enemy mix and trust-system surprises
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Territory wars and traffic add light randomness
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Binary Domain
Upgrade economy and dismemberment targeting strategy
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play
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.