Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsMillipede
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. DOOM (2016) demands more optimization; Millipede demands more variance.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Millipede
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Raw arcade reflexes against accelerating swarms with mild spawn randomness.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Millipede leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)Millipede
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.
Millipede
Trackball precision under swarming pressure is everything
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Millipede
Enemies follow fixed movement rules
Variance1 vs 3
Millipede leans clearly harder on variance.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Millipede
Spawn waves and DDT timing vary run to run
Optimization5 vs 3
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
Millipede
Mushroom-field management is a thin strategic layer
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.