head to head
Sniper Elite asks more than Red Dead Redemption 2, and the gap is optimization.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic open-world western leaning on shooting feel and atmosphere.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Patient positioning and learned ballistics, executed one careful shot at a time.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sniper Elite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sniper Elite leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Sniper Elite
Steadying long shots against wind and breathing demands precision
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Sniper Elite
Enemy patrols follow scripts, not adaptive minds
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Sniper Elite
Guard positions are scripted-but-unknown on first pass
Sniper Elite leans clearly harder on optimization.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
Sniper Elite
Ballistics math, positioning and route planning carry each mission
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.