head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
Co-op LEGO brawler where unlocking the right character to grab every collectible is the game.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A calm test of figuring out season-switching environmental puzzles.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Seasons after Fall leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Button-mashy combat with no real fail state
Seasons after Fall
Relaxed platforming with no fail-pressure
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Scripted goons and bosses
Seasons after Fall
No enemies or opponents at all
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Stud and brick locations fixed
Seasons after Fall
World is fixed, nothing random
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Character-ability gating drives collectible completion
Seasons after Fall
Season-switching puzzles have single intended solutions
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.