Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsLuftrausers
DOOM (2016) asks more than Luftrausers, and the gap is optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Luftrausers
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Arcade dogfighter about staying airborne amid swarming bullets on pure stick skill.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Luftrausers leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)Luftrausers
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.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
Luftrausers
Momentum-based dogfighting demands constant precise control
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Luftrausers
Enemy planes follow simple fixed behaviors
Variance1 vs 2
Luftrausers leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Luftrausers
Spawn patterns vary slightly
Optimization5 vs 3
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
Luftrausers
Part combos tweak the score game
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.