Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsSilk Worm
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Silk Worm
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Classic shmup reflexes over memorised wave patterns.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Silk Worm leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)Silk Worm
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.
Silk Worm
Weaving fire as helicopter or jeep is raw reflex
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Silk Worm
Enemy waves never adapt
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Silk Worm
Goose helicopter timing varies slightly with kills
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
Silk Worm
Memorising wave patterns and power-up timing extends credits
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.