Building comparison
head to head
DeponiavsFallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than Deponia, and the gap is execution.
Deponia
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A chaotic comedy adventure whose elaborate multi-step puzzles test patience with absurd causal chains.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Deponia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
DeponiaFallout: New Vegas
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 4
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Deponia
Point-and-click with no timing elements
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Reads0 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Deponia
Comedy adventure with scripted characters throughout
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Variance1 vs 2
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Deponia
Deterministic puzzle world with fixed solutions
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deponia
Convoluted Rube Goldberg puzzle chains demand careful causal mapping
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
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.