Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsHitman 3
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Hitman 3
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Sandbox assassination puzzles where mastering routes is the entire game.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hitman 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasHitman 3
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Hitman 3
Inputs matter only at execution moments.
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: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Hitman 3
Guards scripted; routines repeat.
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: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Hitman 3
Some patrol timing variance.
Optimization8 vs 9
Hitman 3 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Hitman 3
Levels are puzzles - routes and disguises 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.