head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A post-nuclear RPG expanded in scope where tagged builds and Gifted-trait optimization dominate.

Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Optimizing Grey Knight loadouts and campaign decisions against escalating Bloom infection timers.
Fallout 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout 2
Turn-based AP system makes twitch entirely irrelevant
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Turn-based; Willpower and cover angle require spatial not twitch skill
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout 2
All tribal and Enclave enemies run fixed scripted combat routines
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Chaos AI follows scripted threat escalation patterns
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout 2
Hidden special encounters and timed events create significant unknown-information space
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Nemesis Force activations, random Bloom spread, and loot drops create variance
Fallout 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Fallout 2
SPECIAL and skill tagging with Gifted trait produce well-known dominant build strategies
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Grey Knight wargear, psychic powers, and campaign priority are tightly optimizable
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.