Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsMurdered: Soul Suspect
Borderlands 2 asks more than Murdered: Soul Suspect, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Guided detective clue-hunting with hidden answers and minimal challenge.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Murdered: Soul Suspect leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Murdered: Soul Suspect
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 1
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Walking and clue-clicking; demon stealth is trivial
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Demons follow simple fixed patrols
Variance6 vs 3
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Clues and case answers are hidden until found
Optimization8 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Deduction sequences are guided puzzles with known answers
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.