Building comparison
head to head
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original AdventuresvsSpiritfarer
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Optimization · Pure Optimization
LEGO romp through the original Indy trilogy's set pieces and puzzles.
Spiritfarer
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A management game about ferrying spirits to the afterlife.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Spiritfarer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original AdventuresSpiritfarer
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Whip swings and brawls, very forgiving
Spiritfarer
Platforming is light and forgiving.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Scripted foes and traps
Spiritfarer
Spirits follow scripted arcs.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Everything placed deterministically
Spiritfarer
Minor resource RNG.
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Item and character gating across replayable levels
Spiritfarer
Boat layout and crafting loops reward planning.
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.