Building comparison
head to head
The Lost Vikings 2vsUndertale
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.
Undertale
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A scripted RPG where pattern-learning and pacifist routing carry you.
The Lost Vikings 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Undertale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Lost Vikings 2Undertale
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Undertale leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
The Lost Vikings 2
minor timing for character-specific actions
Undertale
Bullet-hell dodging in scripted patterns
Reads0 vs 1
Undertale leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
The Lost Vikings 2
no adversarial adaptive opponent
Undertale
NPCs follow fixed dialogue trees, not adaptive
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
Undertale
Minimal randomness in encounters
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
Undertale
Learning fixed boss patterns and mercy routes wins
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.