head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Parkour-fueled zombie survival where movement skill carries every encounter.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Brutal cinematic stealth-action sequel where execution under pressure decides fights.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Parkour and melee timing central.
The Last of Us Part II
Faster, more demanding combat and dodge timing
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Infected and humans scripted, predictable.
The Last of Us Part II
Smarter AI still runs mappable search scripts
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Night spawns and loot vary.
The Last of Us Part II
First-encounter unknowns only
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human
Skill trees, weapon mods, route choices solvable.
The Last of Us Part II
Crafting economy and encounter route planning
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.