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.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A hack-and-slash adventure where mastering combos and puzzle-laden dungeons is central.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic open-world western leaning on shooting feel and atmosphere.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
combo timing and platforming precision
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
bosses are fixed scripted patterns
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
minor loot randomness
Red Dead Redemption 2
Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
combo trees and puzzle routes solvable
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
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.