Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsHidden Folks
Borderlands 2 asks more than Hidden Folks, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Hidden Folks
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Hand-drawn interactive hidden-object game of finding tiny characters in bustling monochrome scenes.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Hidden Folks leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Hidden Folks
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Hidden Folks
Pointing and clicking only
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Hidden Folks
No opponent
Variance6 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Hidden Folks
Targets are hidden until spotted, then known forever
Optimization8 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Hidden Folks
Systematic scene scanning and clue interpretation
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.