Building comparison
head to head
Colin McRae Rally 04vsDOOM (2016)
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Committed rally driving where memorised stages meet precise throttle-and-slide control.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Colin McRae Rally 04DOOM (2016)
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Millisecond car control on loose surfaces is the whole test
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.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Solo against the stage clock
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Variance2 vs 1
Colin McRae Rally 04 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Damage and surface conditions add minor unknowns
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Colin McRae Rally 04
Setup tuning and stage memorisation compound lap time
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.