Building comparison
head to head
Red Dead Redemption 2vsSteamWorld Dig 2
SteamWorld Dig 2 asks more than Red Dead Redemption 2, and the gap is optimization.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A cinematic open-world western leaning on shooting feel and atmosphere.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A mining metroidvania about digging efficient tunnels, hauling ore, and compounding upgrades.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); SteamWorld Dig 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead Redemption 2SteamWorld Dig 2
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.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Light platforming and digging dexterity
Reads1 vs 1
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.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Scripted enemies only
Variance2 vs 2
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.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Procedural ore pockets add mild run-to-run unknowns
Optimization4 vs 7
SteamWorld Dig 2 leans clearly harder on optimization.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Dig routing, resource economy, and upgrade ordering are the game
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.