head to head
vs
The Last Door: Season 2vsThe Sims
The Last Door: Season 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Sims leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Last Door: Season 2The Sims
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 2
The Last Door: Season 2 leans harder on variance: Mystery beats are hidden until each scene unfolds
Optimization5 vs 6
The Sims leans harder on optimization: Need scheduling, career grinding and money loops are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.