Building comparison
head to head
BioShock InfinitevsTomb Raider (2013)
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
BioShock Infinite
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Columbia's sky-rail shooter wrapped in dimensional intrigue.
Tomb Raider (2013)
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Lara's reboot blending cover shooting, climbing, and survival cinema.
BioShock Infinite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BioShock InfiniteTomb Raider (2013)
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
BioShock Infinite
Skyline traversal and aiming reward inputs.
Tomb Raider (2013)
Bow aim, QTEs, and platforming timing matter.
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
BioShock Infinite
Enemies scripted in arena waves.
Tomb Raider (2013)
Scripted enemy waves, no adaptation.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
BioShock Infinite
Loot drops mildly randomized.
Tomb Raider (2013)
Minimal randomness in encounters.
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
BioShock Infinite
Gear, vigors, weapon picks straightforward.
Tomb Raider (2013)
Weapon upgrades and skill picks straightforward.
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.