Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsThumper
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Thumper
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Brutal rhythm-violence game where perfect timing on a screaming track is all that exists.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Thumper leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)Thumper
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Thumper leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
Thumper
Split-second rhythm inputs at speed are the entire test
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Thumper
No opponent, only the track
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.
Thumper
Tracks are fixed and learnable
Optimization5 vs 4
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
Thumper
Memorizing patterns and scoring lines helps mastery
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.