head to head
vs
Life is StrangevsThe Last Door
Life is Strange leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Last Door leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Life is StrangeThe Last 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.
Variance3 vs 4
The Last Door leans harder on variance: The cryptic story is hidden information revealed linearly
Optimization5 vs 6
The Last Door leans harder on optimization: Each chapter's puzzles have one discoverable solution
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.