Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsThis Is the Police
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. Fallout: New Vegas demands more execution; This Is the Police demands more variance.
Fallout: New Vegas
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A faction-driven RPG-shooter where build and route planning shape every ending.
This Is the Police
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A noir management game where a corrupt retiring police chief juggles dispatches, mobsters, and money.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); This Is the Police leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasThis Is the Police
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans clearly harder on execution.
Fallout: New Vegas
Shooter inputs with VATS assist
This Is the Police
Menu-driven dispatching, no dexterity
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
This Is the Police
Mob and city events are scripted
Variance2 vs 4
This Is the Police leans clearly harder on variance.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
This Is the Police
Call outcomes and officer rolls are uncertain
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
This Is the Police
Staffing, dispatch triage, and cash management 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.