Building comparison
head to head
Dungeon SiegevsSamorost
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Dungeon Siege
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A streamlined click-along action RPG famous for its seamless world.
Samorost
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Poking a surreal contraption world until its hidden logic clicks.
Dungeon Siege leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Samorost leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dungeon SiegeSamorost
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.
Dungeon Siege
Combat mostly resolves itself
Samorost
Clicking hotspots requires no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dungeon Siege
Mobs charge on simple scripts
Samorost
No opponent of any kind exists
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dungeon Siege
Loot drops vary modestly
Samorost
Surreal solutions are hidden until experimented with
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dungeon Siege
Party builds and pack-mule logistics are the game
Samorost
Each screen is a small solvable contraption
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.