Building comparison
head to head
State of Decay 2vsVoid Bastards
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
State of Decay 2
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Managing a survivor community's economy and risk under permadeath randomness.
Void Bastards
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A strategic FPS roguelite where planning efficient resource chains across random ships is the real test.
State of Decay 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Void Bastards leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
State of Decay 2Void Bastards
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Void Bastards leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
State of Decay 2
Combat is forgiving; stealth and swings need modest timing
Void Bastards
Light FPS combat with some aiming but heavy strategic emphasis
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
State of Decay 2
Zombies and hostile NPCs follow randomised scripts
Void Bastards
Alien enemies follow scripted patrol and attack patterns
Variance5 vs 6
Void Bastards leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
State of Decay 2
Permadeath, infestations and survivor traits randomise each community
Void Bastards
Ship layouts and enemy compositions randomise resource availability each run
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
State of Decay 2
Base building, resource routing and survivor management drive survival
Void Bastards
Resource chain planning and technology tree progression are the defining axes
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.