Building comparison
head to head
Borderlands 2vsSamorost 1
Borderlands 2 asks more than Samorost 1, and the gap is execution.
Borderlands 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Loot-shooter RPG built on gear chasing.
Samorost 1
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A bite-sized surreal adventure testing playful experimentation to uncover fixed solutions.
Borderlands 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Samorost 1 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Borderlands 2Samorost 1
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 1
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on execution.
Borderlands 2
Aim matters but generous hit feel
Samorost 1
Clicking hotspots requires no dexterity
Reads1 vs 0
Borderlands 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Borderlands 2
Enemies are scripted loot fodder
Samorost 1
No opponent exists in this dreamworld
Variance6 vs 4
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on variance.
Borderlands 2
Procedurally generated weapon drops vary
Samorost 1
What each surreal scene wants is hidden until poked
Optimization8 vs 5
Borderlands 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Borderlands 2
Skill trees and gear math heavily solved
Samorost 1
Each screen has one fixed solution sequence to find
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.