Building comparison
head to head
Deus Ex: The FallvsGreedfall
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Deus Ex: The Fall
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A mobile-born Deus Ex spin-off that condenses augment builds and route choice into smaller levels.
Greedfall
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A colonial-fantasy RPG won by faction routing and build optimization.
Deus Ex: The Fall leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Greedfall leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: The FallGreedfall
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deus Ex: The Fall
Mobile-first controls keep mechanical demands low.
Greedfall
Lock-on action combat, modest demand
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: The Fall
Scripted enemies in small encounter spaces.
Greedfall
Scripted enemy patterns
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: The Fall
Compact levels hide little.
Greedfall
Loot and check rolls
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deus Ex: The Fall
Augment upgrades and stealth-or-combat routing drive play.
Greedfall
Faction routing, builds, crafting central
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.