Building comparison
head to head
Commandos: Behind Enemy LinesvsHitman 2 (2018)
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Real-time stealth tactics where each mission is a clockwork puzzle of guard routes.
Hitman 2 (2018)
Optimization · Pure Optimization
More giant clockwork sandboxes where mapping NPC schedules is the real skill.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hitman 2 (2018) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Commandos: Behind Enemy LinesHitman 2 (2018)
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Timing guard windows takes precise clicks
Hitman 2 (2018)
Minimal dexterity needed with a solid plan
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Patrols are fixed routes, never adaptive
Hitman 2 (2018)
Clockwork NPC loops, nothing adapts
Variance1 vs 2
Hitman 2 (2018) leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
All guard cones and routes are visible
Hitman 2 (2018)
Mission stories hidden until explored
Optimization9 vs 9
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Each mission is a solvable stealth puzzle
Hitman 2 (2018)
Routing, disguises, and unlocks converge on solved runs
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.