Building comparison
head to head
New Super Mario Bros.vsTeslagrad 2
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
New Super Mario Bros.
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Modern 2D Mario platformer built on classic jump precision and hidden exits.
Teslagrad 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A magnet-powered puzzle-platformer about precise movement through electromagnetic puzzles.
New Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Teslagrad 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
New Super Mario Bros.Teslagrad 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros.
Jump timing and momentum control carry every level
Teslagrad 2
precise magnetic-platforming jumps
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros.
Enemies follow fixed scripted patterns
Teslagrad 2
no adaptive opponent, solo puzzle-platformer
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros.
Levels fully deterministic once seen
Teslagrad 2
fixed puzzle layouts, no randomness
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
New Super Mario Bros.
Secret exits, star coins, and route knowledge
Teslagrad 2
solving fixed magnet-based puzzle sequences
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.