Building comparison
head to head
Far Cry New DawnvsStrange Brigade
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Far Cry New Dawn
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A post-apocalyptic Far Cry spinoff adding light RPG tiers to outpost raids.
Strange Brigade
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Co-op horde shooting spiced with traps and learnable relic puzzles.
Far Cry New Dawn leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Strange Brigade leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry New DawnStrange Brigade
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Far Cry New Dawn
Standard Far Cry gunplay
Strange Brigade
Horde shooting and trap timing need steady aim
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
Strange Brigade
Mythological hordes are scripted spawns
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
Strange Brigade
Relic placements and puzzle rotations vary slightly
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Far Cry New Dawn
Outpost escalation and light RPG gear tiers
Strange Brigade
Trap usage, amulet builds and puzzle solutions reward knowledge
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.