Building comparison
head to head
Grim DawnvsThey Are Billions
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Grim Dawn
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A deep dual-class build system where optimising passive constellations and resist thresholds is the core challenge.
They Are Billions
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Steampunk colony defense against scripted zombie waves.
Grim Dawn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); They Are Billions leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Grim DawnThey Are Billions
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Grim Dawn leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Grim Dawn
Boss fights and Crucible have limited twitch demand
They Are Billions
some pause-based defense placement
Reads1 vs 1
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grim Dawn
Solo and co-op PvE throughout; no adaptive opponent
They Are Billions
zombie AI not adaptive
Variance4 vs 3
Grim Dawn leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Grim Dawn
Drop RNG and component rolls add moderate hidden information
They Are Billions
map gen, swarm timing
Optimization9 vs 9
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grim Dawn
Dual-class mastery system and devotion tree are extensively solvable
They Are Billions
economy and wall placement 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.