Building comparison
head to head
Endless Space 2vsHeroes of Might and Magic IV
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Endless Space 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Space 4X with politics and faction-specific economies.
Heroes of Might and Magic IV
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A turn-based strategy game where building the optimal army and economy decides victory.
Endless Space 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Heroes of Might and Magic IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Endless Space 2Heroes of Might and Magic IV
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.
Endless Space 2
turn-based
Heroes of Might and Magic IV
no real-time physical skill needed
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 Space 2
AI scripted, some MP
Heroes of Might and Magic IV
predicting human opponent strategy in PvP
Variance4 vs 4
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Endless Space 2
system traits, anomalies
Heroes of Might and Magic IV
combat rolls and map resources random
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 Space 2
economy, ships, populations solvable
Heroes of Might and Magic IV
army building and economy near-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.