head to head
Shoot Many Robots asks more than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the gap is execution.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A sprawling open-world crime epic with RPG-style character stats across a whole state.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A side-scrolling shooting test layered over loot-driven loadout optimisation.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shoot Many Robots leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Shoot Many Robots leans clearly harder on execution.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands
Shoot Many Robots
Run-and-gun aiming and dodging carry every level
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gang AI is scripted, never adaptive
Shoot Many Robots
Robot hordes follow scripted behaviours, never adapting
Shoot Many Robots leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Territory wars and traffic add light randomness
Shoot Many Robots
Random loot drops shape each build's options
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play
Shoot Many Robots
Gear and stat loadout tuning gates harder difficulties
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.