Building comparison
head to head
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and HonorvsStardew Valley
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An open-world party blobber where promotion paths and skill routing matter far more than aim.
Stardew Valley
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A farm-life sim solved by season routing and profit optimization.
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Stardew Valley leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and HonorStardew Valley
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Pausable party combat; minimal dexterity.
Stardew Valley
Trivial timing on fishing and combat
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Enemies charge on fixed logic.
Stardew Valley
No adaptive opponent exists
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Loot rolls and unknown dungeon contents first time.
Stardew Valley
Crop luck and geode RNG matter modestly
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Class promotions, skill points, and routing are fully solvable.
Stardew Valley
Routing seasons, profit loops, and bundles dominates
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.