head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A turn-based tactics game testing positioning and resource planning under hit-chance RNG.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A post-apocalyptic tactics game where skill tag distribution and action economy control encounter outcomes.
Rebel Cops leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wasteland 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rebel Cops
Aiming is point-based, not twitch reflex
Wasteland 2
Turn-based tactical combat has no twitch component
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rebel Cops
Enemy AI is scripted, not adaptive modelling
Wasteland 2
All enemy factions use scripted behaviour with no player adaptation
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rebel Cops
Hit chances and detection add real randomness
Wasteland 2
Hidden skill check requirements and enemy placement create information gaps
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Rebel Cops
Positioning, resource scarcity and turn planning decide missions
Wasteland 2
Skill tag allocation and AP economy optimization define effective squads
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.