Building comparison
head to head
Muse DashvsNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Muse Dash
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Cute two-button rhythm game where everything reduces to hitting notes on beat.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A classic 2D Mario platformer rewarding tight jump execution above all.
Muse Dash leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Muse DashNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Muse Dash leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Muse Dash
Two-lane rhythm hits at high BPM are pure hands
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
precise jump and platforming execution
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Muse Dash
Charts never adapt
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
fixed enemy patterns, no adaptation
Variance0 vs 1
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Muse Dash
Fully deterministic note charts
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
minor enemy placement randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Muse Dash
Character buffs and chart memorization help margins
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
level routing for speed/collectibles
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.