head to head
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power 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.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
Solving physics puzzles by picking the right hero ability for each obstacle.
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Gunplay and Dead Eye reward aim and timing.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Light platforming and physics manipulation, forgiving timing windows
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Enemies use scripted AI patterns, not adaptation.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
No adaptive opponents - puzzles and scripted enemies only
Red Dead Redemption 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Some hunting and weather randomness, lightly hidden.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Levels are fixed and fully visible
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power leans clearly harder on optimization.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Loadouts and routes solvable but loose.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Choosing the right hero and physics solution is 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.