Building comparison
head to head
Blackguards 2vsThe Alters
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Blackguards 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Deep hex-battle build optimization with dice variance layered over every action.
The Alters
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Scheduling scarce time and resources across a base run by copies of yourself.
Blackguards 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Alters leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Blackguards 2The Alters
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blackguards 2
Hex-grid turns carry no physical demand
The Alters
Third-person walking and menus, no twitch demands
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blackguards 2
Enemy AI follows fixed tactical logic
The Alters
No adaptive opponent, only systems and story beats
Variance4 vs 4
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blackguards 2
Dark Eye dice rolls swing individual actions
The Alters
Unscouted events and alter reactions surprise first runs
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blackguards 2
Build planning and battlefield manipulation are the deep solvable core
The Alters
Time, resource and crew scheduling under deadlines is the 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.