Building comparison
head to head
Crystal CavesvsDOOM (2016)
DOOM (2016) asks more than Crystal Caves, and the gap is execution.
Crystal Caves
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A classic platform-shooter testing reflexes and level memorization.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Crystal Caves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crystal CavesDOOM (2016)
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 8
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on execution.
Crystal Caves
platforming precision and shooting reflexes
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.
Crystal Caves
fixed enemy patterns, no adaptation
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Variance2 vs 1
Crystal Caves leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Crystal Caves
minor enemy placement randomness
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Optimization3 vs 5
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
Crystal Caves
level route knowledge
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.