Building comparison
head to head
Deus Ex: Invisible WarvsPrey (2017)
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A streamlined immersive sim where biomod builds and route choice outweigh combat skill.
Prey (2017)
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Immersive sim aboard Talos I where build and route choices dominate.
Deus Ex: Invisible War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prey (2017) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: Invisible WarPrey (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: Invisible War
Forgiving FPS combat with stealth options.
Prey (2017)
Wrench and Gloo timing modest.
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Enemy AI is simple and scripted.
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: Invisible War
Level secrets are unknown only on first pass.
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: Invisible War
Biomod choices and route selection are the deciding layer.
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.