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.
Demon’s Souls is the harder of the two for you, by 0.5 points. The gap is widest on strategy, where Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition asks considerably more than Demon’s Souls. If you want the gentler run, start with Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
DEMON’S SOULS
The combat is the gentlest in the family and the systems are the cruellest — dying moves you to soul form at half health, and the game never says so.
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.