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

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

Optimization · Pure Optimization
Cel-shaded seafaring Zelda about charting a flooded world island by island.
Cyberpunk 2077 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cyberpunk 2077 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Cyberpunk 2077
Gunplay and movement reward aim but builds carry hard.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Parry-timing combat, generally gentle
Cyberpunk 2077 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Cyberpunk 2077
Enemy AI follows scripted behaviours; not adaptive to you.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Scripted enemies and bosses
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.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Chart-hunting unknowns on first sail
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.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Island routing, dungeon puzzles, and sea-chart logistics
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.