Building comparison
head to head
Aztec ChallengevsDOOM (2016)
DOOM (2016) asks more than Aztec Challenge, and the gap is optimization.
Aztec Challenge
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A reflex obstacle-course game about timing jumps and dodges through deadly stages.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Aztec Challenge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Aztec ChallengeDOOM (2016)
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Aztec Challenge leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Aztec Challenge
Reacting to spears, traps and pits with precise timing wins
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
Reads0 vs 1
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Aztec Challenge
No adaptive opponent in a scripted obstacle gauntlet
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Variance2 vs 1
Aztec Challenge leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Aztec Challenge
Some randomness in projectile timing
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Optimization3 vs 5
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
Aztec Challenge
Pattern memorisation of each level underneath
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.