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.

Dark Souls III

2016 · FromSoftware

Baseline6.2PUNISHING
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

2019 · World's Edge

Baseline6.3PUNISHING

For you these are near enough level — 6.2 against 6.3. The difference is in shape, not degree.

Axis by axis, biggest gap first

12.55.07.510
Strategy3.8
8.2
Reaction7.4
4.9
Punishment6.0
3.6
Execution6.1
4.9
Obscurity6.5
5.3
Grind4.2
4.7
Learning Curve6.6
6.5
Puzzle1.4
1.5
DARK SOULS IIIAGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITIONWIDEST GAP · STRATEGY · AGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITION +4.4

DARK SOULS III

The world is kinder than Dark Souls and the bosses are considerably meaner — almost all of the difficulty has moved into the fog gates.

Sustained pressure. Progress is earned.

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.