Building comparison
head to head
Psychonauts 2vsStealth Bastard Deluxe
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is optimization, and it is a single point.
Psychonauts 2
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A forgiving platformer testing light execution and exploration routing through fixed level designs.
Stealth Bastard Deluxe
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A stealth-puzzle platformer where solving guard patrol routes is the core test.
Psychonauts 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Stealth Bastard Deluxe leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Psychonauts 2Stealth Bastard Deluxe
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Psychonauts 2
Moderate platforming and combat timing, forgiving by design
Stealth Bastard Deluxe
precise timing to avoid detection and traps
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Psychonauts 2
Solo adventure with no adaptive opponent anywhere
Stealth Bastard Deluxe
scripted guard patrols, not adaptive
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Psychonauts 2
Level layouts and collectibles are fixed once seen
Stealth Bastard Deluxe
minimal randomness, deterministic levels
Optimization6 vs 7
Stealth Bastard Deluxe leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Psychonauts 2
Routing collectibles and matching psychic powers to encounters
Stealth Bastard Deluxe
route planning, stealth pattern solving
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.