Building comparison
head to head
Europa Universalis IVvsMario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is optimization, and it is a single point.
Europa Universalis IV
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Map-painting grand strategy ruled by mana and idea optimization.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A turn-based tactics game with Mario and Rabbid characters.
Europa Universalis IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Europa Universalis IVMario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Europa Universalis IV
pausable, no twitch
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Menu-driven actions, light aim
Reads3 vs 3
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Europa Universalis IV
AI mostly scripted, some MP
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Some AI positioning to anticipate
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Europa Universalis IV
events, mission paths
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Hit chances and spark draws
Optimization9 vs 8
Europa Universalis IV leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Europa Universalis IV
idea groups, economy, mana spending
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Team comp, spark synergy, positioning
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.