Building comparison
head to head
DeathloopvsDeus Ex: Human Revolution
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Deathloop
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Time-loop assassin puzzle where each day refines the perfect chain.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Choosing augmentation paths and routing through hubs to neutralise scripted opposition with minimal friction.
Deathloop leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DeathloopDeus Ex: Human Revolution
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deathloop
Gunplay and slab timing required.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Combat demands moderate aim; takedowns are execution-gated
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deathloop
Visionaries scripted; PvP invasions rare.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Guards use scripted alert states, not player-adaptive logic
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deathloop
Loadout drops and Julianna invasions randomize.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Enemy positions are static once patrol patterns are learned
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deathloop
Time-loop puzzle - chaining kills is solvable routing.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Augment loadout and approach routing solve each hub optimally
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.