Building comparison
head to head
DeponiavsDeus Ex GO
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Deponia
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A chaotic comedy adventure whose elaborate multi-step puzzles test patience with absurd causal chains.
Deus Ex GO
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Turn-based infiltration puzzles with fully solvable deterministic solutions.
Deponia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Deus Ex GO leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DeponiaDeus Ex GO
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Deponia leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Deponia
Point-and-click with no timing elements
Deus Ex GO
Turn-based taps, no dexterity at all
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deponia
Comedy adventure with scripted characters throughout
Deus Ex GO
Guards move by fixed deterministic rules
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deponia
Deterministic puzzle world with fixed solutions
Deus Ex GO
Puzzle states are fully visible from the start
Optimization8 vs 7
Deponia leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Deponia
Convoluted Rube Goldberg puzzle chains demand careful causal mapping
Deus Ex GO
Each board is a literally solvable movement puzzle
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.