Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsThe Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, and the gap is execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A folk horror adventure about an antiquarian unearthing something best left buried on the moors.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Excavation of Hob's Barrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasThe Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Pure point-and-click pacing
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
No adaptive opponent
Variance2 vs 3
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Dread comes from unknowns that vanish on replay
Optimization8 vs 7
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Faction routing, perks, builds heavily rewarded
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Linear puzzles with fixed solutions throughout
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.