head to head
Sniper Elite: Resistance 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
Methodical infiltration planning paid off by one well-compensated rifle shot.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sniper Elite: Resistance leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Sniper Elite: Resistance 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: Resistance
Ballistics-compensated shots and stealth timing need steady hands
Sniper Elite: Resistance leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Sniper Elite: Resistance
Invasion mode adds occasional human cat-and-mouse
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: Resistance
Patrol details are scripted-but-unknown on first infiltration
Sniper Elite: Resistance leans clearly harder on optimization.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
Sniper Elite: Resistance
Route planning, sound masking and shot setups reward study
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.