Building comparison
head to head
HobvsThe Lost Vikings 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Hob
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Wordless action-adventure where you rearrange a broken mechanical world.
The Lost Vikings 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A puzzle-platformer requiring coordination of multiple heroes with unique abilities.
Hob leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Lost Vikings 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
HobThe Lost Vikings 2
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Hob leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Hob
Dodge-roll combat and platforming with moderate timing
The Lost Vikings 2
minor timing for character-specific actions
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hob
Creatures attack on fixed patterns
The Lost Vikings 2
no adversarial adaptive opponent
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hob
World secrets unknown until uncovered
The Lost Vikings 2
negligible randomness
Optimization6 vs 7
The Lost Vikings 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Hob
World-transforming puzzles and upgrade routing carry the game
The Lost Vikings 2
multi-character puzzle-solving is the core test
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.