Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsNo Thing
DOOM (2016) asks more than No Thing, and the gap is optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
No Thing
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A surreal auto-runner testing nothing but sustained split-second turn timing.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); No Thing leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)No Thing
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 6
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on execution.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
No Thing
Split-second turn timing at speed is the entire game
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
No Thing
No opponent, only the track
Variance1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
No Thing
Courses are fixed and memorisable
Optimization5 vs 2
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
No Thing
Memorising turn sequences helps but reflexes still rule
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.