head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Tim Schafer's heavy-metal open world that morphs into RTS-style stage battles.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Fleet-level starship combat testing positioning, power management and task-force composition.
Brütal Legend leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Trek: Legacy leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Brütal Legend
Hack-and-slash combat is forgiving
Star Trek: Legacy
Ship steering and weapon-arc handling matter modestly
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Brütal Legend
Multiplayer stage battles pit you against adapting commanders
Star Trek: Legacy
Multiplayer fleet duels add human prediction
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Brütal Legend
Unit skirmish chaos adds noise
Star Trek: Legacy
Mission scripts are fixed once known
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Brütal Legend
Stage-battle economy and unit counters reward strategy
Star Trek: Legacy
Fleet composition, power management and positioning carry battles
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.