head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Open-world survival action about outrunning massive zombie hordes on a motorcycle.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Planning stealth routes and psychic-power use through scripted guard patrols.
Days Gone leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Second Sight 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.
Days Gone
horde shooting and bike handling under pressure
Second Sight
Aiming and psychic-power juggling under fire need moderate hands
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Days Gone
freaker AI is scripted swarm logic
Second Sight
Guard AI runs predictable patrol scripts
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Days Gone
patrols and weather shift encounters slightly
Second Sight
Patrol routes are unknown only on first pass
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Days Gone
horde routing, traps, and gear prep decide fights
Second Sight
Planning stealth routes and power usage solves each level
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.