Building comparison
head to head
Conan ExilesvsSpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Conan Exiles
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Survival sandbox with brutal PvP base raiding.
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An RTS-RPG hybrid blending base-building strategy with hero-driven RPG progression.
Conan Exiles leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Conan ExilesSpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Conan Exiles
Melee and bow combat inputs
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
unit micro and hero control require some skill
Reads3 vs 3
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Conan Exiles
PvP raids reward reading defenders
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
reading human opponents in multiplayer skirmishes
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Conan Exiles
Loot and purge events
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
minor RNG in combat rolls
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Conan Exiles
Base layout, thrall farming, gear progression
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
build orders and hero builds dominate strategy
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.