Building comparison
head to head
Pit PeoplevsPortal
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. Pit People demands more variance; Portal demands more execution.
Pit People
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Turn-based squad fights testing team composition and hex positioning under loot randomness.
Portal
Optimization · Pure Optimization
The portal-gun puzzle game whose solutions are everything.
Pit People leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Portal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pit PeoplePortal
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 4
Portal leans clearly harder on execution.
Pit People
Turn-based positioning, no dexterity needed
Portal
Portal placement timing modest.
Reads2 vs 0
Pit People leans clearly harder on reads.
Pit People
Optional PvP adds light human prediction, campaign is scripted
Portal
No adversary modeling player.
Variance4 vs 0
Pit People leans clearly harder on variance.
Pit People
Recruit drops and loot randomize team options
Portal
Deterministic chambers; no randomness.
Optimization7 vs 8
Portal leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Pit People
Squad composition and hex positioning carry every fight
Portal
Pure puzzle-solving optimization.
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.