Building comparison
head to head
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's CutvsPrey (2017)
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An immersive sim testing route planning and augmentation builds over raw shooting skill.
Prey (2017)
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Immersive sim aboard Talos I where build and route choices dominate.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's CutPrey (2017)
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Shooting works but stealth routes bypass most twitch demands
Prey (2017)
Wrench and Gloo timing modest.
Reads0 vs 1
Prey (2017) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Guard AI follows mappable patrol scripts, never adapting
Prey (2017)
Typhon AI scripted, not adaptive.
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Vents, codes and routes are unknown until explored
Prey (2017)
Mimics and resource spawns randomized.
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Praxis builds and route planning through levels are the real game
Prey (2017)
Neuromods, builds, station routing deeply 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.