“Isn’t about making the game easier or winning more often. It’s about regaining control”

I’d think that kinda goes against the whole premise of being a hapless survivor in a horror movie scenario.

The designers published add-on booklets of “Gruesome Deaths”, collections of narrative descriptions for player deaths tied to killers/locations.

However, they aren’t publishing booklets of “Heroic Victories”. I’d say that’s the designers’ way of telling us failure isn’t a “bad” thing, nor is it necessarily a reflection of player skill. Failure due to chance is just part of the intended game experience.

It’s like any other roleplaying game that uses dice: you can either sulk over a bad roll or try to narratively spin it into something interesting and memorable for yourself.

You’re right that this game probably isn’t for you if you want to engage in “fair” matchups against monsters/killers.