Building comparison
head to head
Fallout: New VegasvsZup! X
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.
Zup! X
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A minimal physics puzzle about chaining explosions to reach the goal.
Fallout: New Vegas leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zup! X leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fallout: New VegasZup! X
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
Zup! X
Minimal dexterity to trigger explosions
Reads1 vs 0
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Scripted factions and enemies
Zup! X
Solo - no opponent to model
Variance2 vs 1
Fallout: New Vegas leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fallout: New Vegas
Some loot and crit RNG
Zup! X
Deterministic physics puzzles, no hidden randomness
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
Zup! X
Finding the right explosion sequence is the 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.