head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
The Guitar Hero entry that added drums and vocals to chase full-band play.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
Tests frame-tight jump timing through fully memorisable obstacle sequences.
Guitar Hero: World Tour leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The Impossible Game leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
The Impossible Game leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Fret-and-strum accuracy on expert note charts
The Impossible Game
One mistimed jump restarts the level - perfect inputs win alone
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Charts never adapt
The Impossible Game
Solo - nothing to predict
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Deterministic charts
The Impossible Game
Levels are identical on every attempt
The Impossible Game leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Star power activation paths drive top scores
The Impossible Game
Memorising the jump sequence is half the climb
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.