Building comparison
head to head
ibb & obbvsSteamWorld Dig 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
ibb & obb
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A serene co-op puzzle platformer where two blobs flip across a gravity-split world together.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A mining metroidvania about digging efficient tunnels, hauling ore, and compounding upgrades.
ibb & obb leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Dig 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
ibb & obbSteamWorld Dig 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.
ibb & obb
Synchronised jumps across gravity boundaries need timing
SteamWorld Dig 2
Light platforming and digging dexterity
Reads0 vs 1
SteamWorld Dig 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
ibb & obb
Pure cooperative puzzle, no adversary
SteamWorld Dig 2
Scripted enemies only
Variance1 vs 2
SteamWorld Dig 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
ibb & obb
Everything is deterministic
SteamWorld Dig 2
Procedural ore pockets add mild run-to-run unknowns
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
ibb & obb
Solving the dual-gravity puzzles is the real game
SteamWorld Dig 2
Dig routing, resource economy, and upgrade ordering are the game
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.