Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsSamorost 2
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than Samorost 2, and the gap is execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
Samorost 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Experimenting with whimsical screens until their hidden interaction logic clicks.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Samorost 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasSamorost 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
Samorost 2
Pointing and clicking has no dexterity component
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Samorost 2
No opponent of any kind exists
Variance2 vs 3
Samorost 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Samorost 2
Surreal puzzle logic is hidden until experimented with
Optimization8 vs 6
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on optimization.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
Samorost 2
Each screen is a small solvable interaction puzzle
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.