Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsPostal: Redux
DOOM (2016) asks more than Postal: Redux, and the gap is execution.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Postal: Redux
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A grim top-down shooter testing aim and crowd dodging through fixed levels.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Postal: Redux leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)Postal: Redux
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 6
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on execution.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
Postal: Redux
Isometric aim and dodging hostile crowds is the test
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Postal: Redux
Hostiles charge by simple fixed logic
Variance1 vs 2
Postal: Redux leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Postal: Redux
Spawn placement varies runs slightly
Optimization5 vs 3
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
Postal: Redux
Weapon economy and level knowledge help modestly
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.