Building comparison
head to head
CreaksvsFallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than Creaks, and the gap is execution.
Creaks
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Hand-painted puzzle adventure where light turns monsters into furniture.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Creaks leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
CreaksFallout: New Vegas
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 4
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Creaks
light timing on monster movement
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Reads0 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Creaks
no adaptive opponent
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Variance1 vs 2
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Creaks
puzzles fully visible once entered
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Creaks
each room is a solvable logic puzzle
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
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.