Building comparison
head to head
Secret Files 2: Puritas CordisvsThe Curse of Monkey Island
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Deducing scripted inventory-puzzle chains through a conspiracy story.
The Curse of Monkey Island
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Comedic point-and-click adventure of Guybrush Threepwood, hand-drawn at its peak.
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Secret Files 2: Puritas CordisThe Curse of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Clicking hotspots requires no dexterity
The Curse of Monkey Island
pointing and clicking only
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Story characters are fully scripted
The Curse of Monkey Island
no adaptive opponent
Variance3 vs 3
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Puzzle solutions are hidden until uncovered, then static
The Curse of Monkey Island
puzzle solutions unknown on first play, then fixed
Optimization6 vs 7
The Curse of Monkey Island leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Inventory logic chains are fully solvable with deduction
The Curse of Monkey Island
inventory logic puzzles are fully solvable
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.