Building comparison
head to head
Fallout 4vsFreelancer
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Fallout 4
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An open-world shooter-RPG won by perk routing and weapon mod optimization.
Freelancer
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A space sim where trade-route economics and ship progression matter as much as the accessible dogfighting.
Fallout 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Freelancer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout 4Freelancer
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout 4
FPS aiming, VATS softens demand
Freelancer
Mouse-flight dogfighting with modest ceiling
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout 4
Scripted enemy AI
Freelancer
Pirate AI never adapts
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout 4
Loot and legendary rolls
Freelancer
Random encounters along trade lanes
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout 4
Perks, settlement, weapon mod planning
Freelancer
Trade routes, ship upgrades, and faction standing are 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.