head to head
vs
Bad End TheatervsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Bad End Theater leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Bad End TheaterThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans harder on execution: Walking and looking, nothing more
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Bad End Theater leans harder on optimization: Finding the correct role combination across all four playthroughs is a small solvable map
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.