Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsLegend of Grimrock
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.
Legend of Grimrock
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Grid-based dungeon crawler about riddles, secret buttons, and square-dancing around monsters.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Legend of Grimrock leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasLegend of Grimrock
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
Legend of Grimrock
Real-time grid strafing around slow monsters
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Legend of Grimrock
Monsters chase on simple fixed logic
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
Legend of Grimrock
Secrets hidden until found, then fixed
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Legend of Grimrock
Party builds, riddles, and pressure-plate puzzles dominate
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.