Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsRace the Sun
Neither is simply harder - they are hard in different places. DOOM (2016) demands more optimization; Race the Sun demands more variance.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Race the Sun
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Pure reflex weaving through procedurally shuffled obstacle fields before sundown.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Race the Sun leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)Race the Sun
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.
Race the Sun
Split-second weaving at ever-rising speed is the whole test
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Race the Sun
Obstacles never predict you
Variance1 vs 4
Race the Sun leans clearly harder on variance.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Race the Sun
Procedural daily worlds keep layouts unknown
Optimization5 vs 3
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
Race the Sun
Powerup priorities and scoring lines are quickly learned
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.