Building comparison
head to head
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsUnMetal
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A sprawling open-world crime epic with RPG-style character stats across a whole state.
UnMetal
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A comedic 2D stealth adventure parodying Metal Gear, built on learnable patrols and puzzles.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); UnMetal leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasUnMetal
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands
UnMetal
Light stealth timing and boss dodging
Reads0 vs 0
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
UnMetal
Guards follow fixed patrol scripts
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Territory wars and traffic add light randomness
UnMetal
Some unknown-first-time gags, mapped on replay
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play
UnMetal
Routes, item puzzles, and scripted bosses are 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.