Building comparison
head to head
Fallout 4vsThe Outer Worlds
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Fallout 4
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An open-world shooter-RPG won by perk routing and weapon mod optimization.
The Outer Worlds
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A perk-driven sci-fi RPG won by flaw selection and dialogue routing.
Fallout 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Outer Worlds leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout 4The Outer Worlds
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Fallout 4 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Fallout 4
FPS aiming, VATS softens demand
The Outer Worlds
FPS-lite with time-dilation aim
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
The Outer Worlds
Scripted enemies
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
The Outer Worlds
Loot rolls, dialogue check variance
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
The Outer Worlds
Perks, flaws, dialogue routing rewarded
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.