Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsThe Planet Crafter
Fallout: New Vegas asks more than The Planet Crafter, 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 Planet Crafter
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A peaceful survival game about optimizing machines to terraform a dead planet.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Planet Crafter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasThe Planet Crafter
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
The Planet Crafter
Walking and placing machines, no dexterity test
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 Planet Crafter
A dead planet offers no opposition
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
The Planet Crafter
Wreck locations unknown until explored, 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
The Planet Crafter
Terraforming-index machine ratios are a solvable progression
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.