Building comparison
head to head
Far Cry New DawnvsGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Far Cry New Dawn asks more than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the gap is execution.
Far Cry New Dawn
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A post-apocalyptic Far Cry spinoff adding light RPG tiers to outpost raids.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A sprawling open-world crime epic with RPG-style character stats across a whole state.
Far Cry New Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry New DawnGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Far Cry New Dawn leans clearly harder on execution.
Far Cry New Dawn
Standard Far Cry gunplay
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Far Cry New Dawn
Scripted raider AI
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gang AI is scripted, never adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Far Cry New Dawn
Expedition loot rolls
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Territory wars and traffic add light randomness
Optimization5 vs 6
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Far Cry New Dawn
Outpost escalation and light RPG gear tiers
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play
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.