Building comparison
head to head
Super Mario OdysseyvsSuper Rub 'a' Dub
Super Mario Odyssey asks more than Super Rub 'a' Dub, and the gap is execution.
Super Mario Odyssey
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A 3D platformer whose joy lives in tight movement and capture-driven traversal.
Super Rub 'a' Dub
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A tilt-controlled physics game testing motion precision to navigate a duck.
Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Rub 'a' Dub leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario OdysseySuper Rub 'a' Dub
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 6
Super Mario Odyssey leans clearly harder on execution.
Super Mario Odyssey
Precise platforming and capture-move tech ceiling.
Super Rub 'a' Dub
Tilt control precision to steer the duck is core
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Super Mario Odyssey
No adaptive opponents whatsoever.
Super Rub 'a' Dub
No opponent to predict
Variance1 vs 2
Super Rub 'a' Dub leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Super Mario Odyssey
Almost no randomness in level design.
Super Rub 'a' Dub
Hazard placement fixed per tub
Optimization5 vs 3
Super Mario Odyssey leans clearly harder on optimization.
Super Mario Odyssey
Moon routes and movement tech learnable.
Super Rub 'a' Dub
Fast routes through tubs reward planning
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.