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.

Nine Sols

2024 · Red Candle Games

Baseline5.8STEEP
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

2019 · World's Edge

Baseline6.3PUNISHING

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 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 Nine Sols. If you want the gentler run, start with Nine Sols.

Axis by axis, biggest gap first

12.55.07.510
Strategy3.0
8.2
Grind2.4
4.7
Reaction6.5
4.9
Punishment4.8
3.6
Execution6.0
4.9
Learning Curve7.1
6.5
Puzzle2.0
1.5
Obscurity5.3
5.3
NINE SOLSAGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITIONWIDEST GAP · STRATEGY · AGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITION +5.2

NINE SOLS

Sekiro’s deflection on a 2D plane. Chip damage means blocking is not a plan, and every boss is a rhythm you learn on frames rather than a health bar you widdle down.

Real resistance. Expect to work for it.

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.