Building comparison
head to head
Hogs of WarvsRed Dead Redemption 2
Hogs of War asks more than Red Dead Redemption 2, and the gap is reads.
Hogs of War
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
3D Worms-with-pigs artillery strategy with squad classes and silly voices.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic open-world western leaning on shooting feel and atmosphere.
Hogs of War leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Hogs of WarRed Dead Redemption 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Hogs of War
Arcing grenade and bazooka shots by feel
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Reads4 vs 1
Hogs of War leans clearly harder on reads.
Hogs of War
Human multiplayer rewards predicting opponent moves
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Variance3 vs 2
Hogs of War leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Hogs of War
Wind, scattered crates, and damage spread
Red Dead Redemption 2
Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Optimization6 vs 4
Hogs of War leans clearly harder on optimization.
Hogs of War
Class promotion and turn economy decide campaigns
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
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.