Building comparison
head to head
LEGO BattlesvsTransistor
LEGO Battles asks more than Transistor, and the gap is reads.
LEGO Battles
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A simplified RTS testing basic build-order economy with light multiplayer prediction.
Transistor
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A hybrid real-time and tactical action RPG in a digital city.
LEGO Battles leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Transistor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
LEGO BattlesTransistor
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Transistor leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
LEGO Battles
Stylus micro on DS is gentle, not twitch-defining
Transistor
Real-time and planned hybrid combat.
Reads3 vs 1
LEGO Battles leans clearly harder on reads.
LEGO Battles
Multiplayer skirmishes add light human prediction
Transistor
Process enemies follow scripts.
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Battles
Map fog and treasure hunts hide modest information
Transistor
Limited randomness.
Optimization6 vs 7
Transistor leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
LEGO Battles
Build orders and base economy decide simplified RTS matches
Transistor
Function loadouts have deep optimization.
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.