Head to head
Which one will break you first?
Two fingerprints on one grid. Both are scored through your profile, so this answers the question for you rather than for the average player.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is the harder of the two for you, by 4.9 points. The gap is widest on strategy, where Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition asks considerably more than A Short Hike. If you want the gentler run, start with A Short Hike.
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
A SHORT HIKE
About as hard as deciding to take the long way round — the summit is never in doubt, only when you get there.
A walk. You will not be tested.
AGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITION
Build orders are the curve, and the campaigns teach almost none of what the game actually asks for. The hard AI does not forget its economy while it fights.
Sustained pressure. Progress is earned.