Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsDREDGE
Borderlands 2 asks more than DREDGE, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
DREDGE
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A cosy-eldritch fishing game about hauling secrets from dark water.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2DREDGE
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 2
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
DREDGE
Fishing minigames and night dodging, light demands
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
DREDGE
Horrors follow fixed rules
Variance6 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
DREDGE
Fish spawns and fog-of-dread unknowns until mapped
Optimization8 vs 6
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
DREDGE
Cargo tetris, routes, and upgrades reward planning
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.