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 3.1 points. The gap is widest on reaction, where Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition asks considerably more than Dorfromantik. If you want the gentler run, start with Dorfromantik.
Axis by axis, biggest gap first
DORFROMANTIK
Gentle to look at and quietly ruthless to score — the tile you place carelessly on turn ten is the one that ends the run four hundred turns later.
Relaxed. Failure is rare and cheap.
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.