
Why isn’t the killer smarter than Bada?
- The reason why Bada is "smarter, can think of strategies, have thoughts and feelings, and such a realistic person" is because he's sentient (ie. He made that game save with a tape), while the killer isnt. Also, Bada realness might come from those memories Doha mentions in ch53: “He didn’t have memories at first, but then he went ahead and created his own.”
Then why didn’t they just think to do that to the killer?
- The thing is, the killer is programmed to, well, kill only. His default actions are to swing his hatchet, pull the bow, stab the knife, etc. They could try to subdue the killer, but it's challenging since they have to fight with their life. Literally. (It's easier to kill than subdue IMO). Plus, again, the killer’s not built to do anything beyond attacking. Getting it to mess with a tape feels like a stretch. Bada’s different since he’s the “introduce the game by dropping details” NPC (based on ch54), so he’s got flexibility the killer lacks.
I'm with you that Bada could possibly be a real person though (those memories could hint that he's more than code). Just breaking down your question with what the story’s given us so far

The question that I'm really curious about is what's the direction of the plot? Is it sci-fi (virtual reality world), fantasy (they were transported into the game), or something more spiritual (like purgatory, where the game acts as a dream-like state, and each character/player represents a deeper meaning or unresolved issue in the main character's life)?
ok so the more i think about it, the more im confident that bada has to be a real person. This isn’t a “Grandma let’s get you to bed moment” because Im trying to cope (well, kinda), but I genuinely think Bada is real.
First of all, if Bada is such a smart npc, then why isn’t the killer smarter than him? Think about it, if the programmers of this game know how to make a npc like Bada think of strategies, have thoughts and feelings, and such a realistic person, why wouldn’t they have also made the killer that way too? In any game the boss or villain character has to always be programmed in a way to always be in an advantageous position over the player, but in this story the serial killer is basically the least of their problems. The serial killer should probably be the smartest entity here, but instead its actions revolve around horror game tropes or when a character is in a certain location.
I’m making a point about this because if Doha and his crew were able to manipulate Bada so much to making him sentient then why didn’t they just think to do that to the killer? That saves them time to look around and solve the puzzles not having to worry about the killer getting them.
But the reason is because they can’t. The npcs in this game aren’t smart enough to be able to do that. Bada is real, they just don’t know it because the programmers have probably done something to him to make him reset his memories.