head to head

Stealth Bastard DeluxevsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Stealth Bastard Deluxe

Optimization · Practiced Mastery

A stealth-puzzle platformer where solving guard patrol routes is the core test.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Execution · Practiced Mastery

A pastel platformer where Yoshi carries Baby Mario and perfect scores demand finding everything.

Stealth Bastard Deluxe leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

Stealth Bastard DeluxeSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.

Stealth Bastard Deluxe

precise timing to avoid detection and traps

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Egg-aiming and flutter jumps for 100 percent scores

Reads0 vs 0

Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.

Stealth Bastard Deluxe

scripted guard patrols, not adaptive

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

All enemies are scripted

Variance1 vs 1

Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.

Stealth Bastard Deluxe

minimal randomness, deterministic levels

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Collectibles hidden only until found

Optimization7 vs 6

Stealth Bastard Deluxe leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.

Stealth Bastard Deluxe

route planning, stealth pattern solving

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Perfect-score runs demand full collectible routing

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.

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head to head

Stealth Bastard DeluxevsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.