head to head
vs
Bad End TheatervsOxenfree
Bad End Theater leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Oxenfree leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bad End TheaterOxenfree
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Oxenfree leans harder on execution: Radio tuning and walking demand no physical skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Oxenfree leans harder on optimization: Relationship and dialogue choices converge toward fixed endings
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.