Building comparison
head to head
Endless LegendvsVandal Hearts II
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Endless Legend
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Fantasy 4X with strong asymmetric factions and quest paths.
Vandal Hearts II
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A tactical RPG testing positioning and turn prediction on a grid battlefield.
Endless Legend leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vandal Hearts II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Endless LegendVandal Hearts II
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Vandal Hearts II leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Endless Legend
turn-based
Vandal Hearts II
Simultaneous-turn combat has no twitch input
Reads3 vs 3
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Endless Legend
scripted AI, limited MP
Vandal Hearts II
Predicting AI move order matters but follows scripts
Variance4 vs 3
Endless Legend leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Endless Legend
quest and tech rolls
Vandal Hearts II
Hit chances add bounded randomness
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Endless Legend
faction-specific yield optimization
Vandal Hearts II
Unit positioning, builds and the prediction system win battles
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.