Building comparison
head to head
Neighbours from HellvsThronefall
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Neighbours from Hell
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Sitcom puzzle game about rigging perfect prank chains around a fixed routine.
Thronefall
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Minimalist build-order puzzles defended with light real-time positioning.
Neighbours from Hell leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Thronefall leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Neighbours from HellThronefall
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Thronefall leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Neighbours from Hell
Timing pranks between patrol windows
Thronefall
Kiting and positioning your lord at night takes modest control
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Neighbours from Hell
The neighbour loops a fixed routine
Thronefall
Waves are previewed and scripted, never adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Neighbours from Hell
Routine unknown on first attempt, then converges
Thronefall
Minimal randomness; wave compositions are shown
Optimization7 vs 8
Thronefall leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Neighbours from Hell
Sequencing pranks for maximum combo rating
Thronefall
Build order and perk loadouts decide every map
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.