Building comparison
head to head
RaftvsThis Is the Police
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Raft
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Growing a floating base by solving resource chains and research order against scripted ocean threats.
This Is the Police
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A noir management game where a corrupt retiring police chief juggles dispatches, mobsters, and money.
Raft leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); This Is the Police leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
RaftThis Is the Police
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Raft leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Raft
Shark hook-attacks require minimal timing
This Is the Police
Menu-driven dispatching, no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Raft
Shark and seagull AI are scripted with no player modelling
This Is the Police
Mob and city events are scripted
Variance4 vs 4
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Raft
Island loot tables and resource drift introduce randomness
This Is the Police
Call outcomes and officer rolls are uncertain
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Raft
Raft expansion, food chains, and research order are solvable systems
This Is the Police
Staffing, dispatch triage, and cash management solvable
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.