Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsVVVVVV
DOOM (2016) asks more than VVVVVV, and the gap is optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
VVVVVV
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A brutal minimalist platformer where flipping gravity replaces jumping.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)VVVVVV
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
VVVVVV leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
VVVVVV
Pixel-perfect gravity flips through spike gauntlets
Reads1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
VVVVVV
No opponent
Variance1 vs 0
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
VVVVVV
Every hazard is fixed and visible
Optimization5 vs 3
DOOM (2016) leans clearly harder on optimization.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
VVVVVV
Routes are short and obvious; execution is everything
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.