head to head
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A tactical police shooter where careful, methodical tactics against randomized threats defines mastery.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
An open-world co-op shooter about scouting cartel bases and picking the cleanest approach.
SWAT 4 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
SWAT 4
precise aim and careful movement required
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Headshots, drone marking, and sync shots reward steady aim
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
SWAT 4
suspects react but don't truly adapt
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Enemy AI is scripted patrol logic, not adaptive
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
SWAT 4
suspect placement and behavior randomized
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Patrol spawns and reinforcements add mild unpredictability
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
SWAT 4
tactics and equipment loadouts solvable
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Outpost approach planning and skill unlocks carry progression
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.