head to head
vs
The Last DoorvsThe Quarry
The Last Door leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Quarry leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
The Last DoorThe Quarry
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Quarry leans harder on execution: QTE prompts are the only dexterity test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
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.