Valheim if you want survival with real combat and a boss progression; Minecraft if you want unlimited creative freedom. Valheim's building is more physically constrained and more satisfying for it. Minecraft's is unlimited and has thirty times the content community.
Both are co-op survival games about gathering, building a base and pushing into more dangerous territory.
Stamina, food buffs, real weather and structural integrity on every building. The Norse setting and five-boss progression give it a spine Minecraft lacks.
Infinite worlds, every platform, and a modding scene that can turn it into any game you like.
Valheim if you want survival with real combat and a boss progression; Minecraft if you want unlimited creative freedom. Valheim's building is more physically constrained and more satisfying for it. Minecraft's is unlimited and has thirty times the content community.
Better is the wrong question for these two — they are close enough that the answer depends on what you want from the next twenty hours. Pick Valheim if you want the survival to bite. Pick Minecraft if you want the freedom and the mods.
No. There are no scores anywhere on this page. This is a written opinion about what each game is for, so you can judge whether it matches what you are after.