Building comparison
head to head
The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimvsThe Tomorrow Children
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Optimization · Pure Optimization
An open-world RPG mostly about discovering and stacking exploitable progression systems.
The Tomorrow Children
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Coordinating collectivist town logistics around unpredictable resource islands.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Tomorrow Children leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Tomorrow Children
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Combat is forgiving; aim and timing rarely punish you.
The Tomorrow Children
Digging and hauling are deliberate, not twitchy
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Enemy AI is scripted and exploitable; not adaptive.
The Tomorrow Children
Izverg monsters attack on scripts, not adaptation
Variance2 vs 3
The Tomorrow Children leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Loot tables and leveled lists inject mild randomness.
The Tomorrow Children
Island resources appear unpredictably across the Void
Optimization7 vs 6
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Skill stacking, enchant loops, and exploits are deeply solvable.
The Tomorrow Children
Town logistics and labour efficiency are the real system
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.