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.

Darkest Dungeon II

2023 · Red Hook Studios

Baseline6.4PUNISHING
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

2019 · World's Edge

Baseline6.3PUNISHING

For you these are near enough level — 6.4 against 6.3. The difference is in shape, not degree.

Axis by axis, biggest gap first

12.55.07.510
Reaction0.7
4.9
Execution0.7
4.9
Punishment6.6
3.6
Obscurity6.8
5.3
Puzzle3.0
1.5
Learning Curve7.2
6.5
Grind4.3
4.7
Strategy7.8
8.2
DARKEST DUNGEON IIAGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITIONWIDEST GAP · REACTION · AGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITION +4.2

DARKEST DUNGEON II

The town is gone, so there is no bank of spare heroes to absorb a bad decision — a run is four people and every relationship between them is a mechanic.

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.