Building comparison
head to head
Desta: The Memories BetweenvsMonument Valley 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Desta: The Memories Between
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A narrative tactics game blending life-sim storytelling with lightweight tactical battles.
Monument Valley 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Sequel that adds a mother-daughter pair to its impossible-architecture puzzles.
Desta: The Memories Between leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Monument Valley 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Desta: The Memories BetweenMonument Valley 2
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Desta: The Memories Between
turn-based, no reflex component
Monument Valley 2
Gentle touch controls, no reflexes
Reads1 vs 0
Desta: The Memories Between leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Desta: The Memories Between
AI opponents follow fixed tactical logic
Monument Valley 2
Nothing opposes you
Variance2 vs 1
Desta: The Memories Between leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Desta: The Memories Between
minor randomness in tactical encounters
Monument Valley 2
Deterministic authored levels
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Desta: The Memories Between
tactics-lite positioning and party building matter
Monument Valley 2
Geometry manipulation puzzles with intended solutions
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.