Building comparison
head to head
Black & WhitevsRaft
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Black & White
Optimization · Pure Optimization
God game about winning worshippers through miracles and training a giant pet creature.
Raft
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Growing a floating base by solving resource chains and research order against scripted ocean threats.
Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Raft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black & WhiteRaft
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Raft leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Black & White
Gesture-cast miracles; minimal dexterity stakes
Raft
Shark hook-attacks require minimal timing
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Black & White
Rival gods follow scripted strategies
Raft
Shark and seagull AI are scripted with no player modelling
Variance3 vs 4
Raft leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Black & White
Creature learning quirks surprise first plays
Raft
Island loot tables and resource drift introduce randomness
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Black & White
Village economy, belief spread, and creature training
Raft
Raft expansion, food chains, and research order are solvable systems
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.