Building comparison
head to head
DayZvsStarCraft
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. DayZ demands more variance; StarCraft demands more optimization.
DayZ
Variance · Grand Arena
Hardcore survival sandbox where other players are scarier than the zombies.
StarCraft
Optimization · Grand Arena
A real-time strategy classic where perfected build orders and mechanical speed decide most matches.
DayZ leans Variance (Grand Arena); StarCraft leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
DayZStarCraft
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
StarCraft leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
DayZ
gunfights punish slow hands severely
StarCraft
APM and micro control ceiling is huge
Reads6 vs 6
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DayZ
every survivor met may lie, ambush, or befriend
StarCraft
scouting and predicting human opponent builds
Variance7 vs 1
DayZ leans clearly harder on variance.
DayZ
loot spawns and who you meet are unknowable
StarCraft
minimal hidden info beyond fog of war
Optimization5 vs 9
StarCraft leans clearly harder on optimization.
DayZ
map knowledge and survival routines compound
StarCraft
build orders and economy are near-solvable
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.