head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
An open-world action RPG where cyberware build planning dominates raw shooting.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
The systems-heavy sequel where the journey itself is the danger.
Cyberpunk 2077 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Dragon's Dogma 2 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.
Cyberpunk 2077
Gunplay and movement reward aim but builds carry hard.
Dragon's Dogma 2
Physical combat and monster climbing demand handling
Cyberpunk 2077 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Cyberpunk 2077
Enemy AI follows scripted behaviours; not adaptive to you.
Dragon's Dogma 2
Scripted monster ecology, no adaptation
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Cyberpunk 2077
Loot tiers and crafting rolls add light randomness.
Dragon's Dogma 2
Emergent travel encounters surprise until learned
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberware, perks, and damage stacking are deep solvable systems.
Dragon's Dogma 2
Vocation builds and pawn logistics reward mastery
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.