Building comparison
head to head
The Lost Vikings 2vsTrine
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
The Lost Vikings 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A puzzle-platformer requiring coordination of multiple heroes with unique abilities.
Trine
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A physics puzzle-platformer about swapping three heroes to improvise solutions.
The Lost Vikings 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Trine leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Lost Vikings 2Trine
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Trine leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
The Lost Vikings 2
minor timing for character-specific actions
Trine
Physics platforming and wizard-box stacking need dexterity
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 Lost Vikings 2
no adversarial adaptive opponent
Trine
No opponent; puzzles are fixed
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
The Lost Vikings 2
negligible randomness
Trine
Levels are static and fully visible
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
The Lost Vikings 2
multi-character puzzle-solving is the core test
Trine
Choosing the right hero and contraption solves each obstacle
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.