Building comparison
head to head
Blue MaxvsSteep
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Blue Max
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Steering a WWI biplane through fixed scrolling terrain on timing and memorised targets.
Steep
Execution · Pure Mechanics
An open-world extreme sports game about carving ski, snowboard, and wingsuit lines down the Alps.
Blue Max leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Blue MaxSteep
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blue Max
Altitude control, bombing timing and dodging demand steady hands
Steep
Landing tricks and threading lines at speed is hands-first
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blue Max
Enemy planes fly scripted patterns
Steep
The mountain never adapts to you
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blue Max
Terrain layout is fixed and memorisable
Steep
Fixed terrain, deterministic physics
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Blue Max
Learning target locations and fuel routes raises scores
Steep
Line choice and trick scoring math reward study
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.