head to head
vs
Hotel Dusk: Room 215vsThe White Door
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The White Door leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Hotel Dusk: Room 215The White Door
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
The White Door leans harder on variance: Puzzle logic is hidden until experimentation
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.