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The Complex

Wales Interactive · 2020-03-31

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Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 31, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 31, 2020 (Mac), Mar 31, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Mar 31, 2020 (Xbox One), May 29, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Mar 31, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.

The Complex is a 2020 Adventure game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mostly Positive (78% of 3567 reviews).

1
playing now
78%
positive of 3.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
66/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (13 downloads)
4.18★
PlayStation Store rating (1,203 ratings)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

The Complex is a 2020 interactive science fiction full-motion video game.

Trailer

The Complex trailer thumbnail

The Complex - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 182 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~23/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (631 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 28,778 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 71k–161k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,567 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.59 at GamersGate (2025-10-27) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 27 of 60 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48148120202026Week of 2020-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
472Apr 2020Jul 2026Apr 2020 — avg 47 · peak 286Jun 2020 — avg 11 · peak 40Aug 2020 — avg 15 · peak 176Oct 2020 — avg 8 · peak 28Dec 2020 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2021 — avg 9 · peak 42Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 17Aug 2021 — avg 7 · peak 25Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 17Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 15Feb 2022 — avg 11 · peak 48Apr 2022 — avg 18 · peak 244Jun 2022 — avg 8 · peak 27Aug 2022 — avg 6 · peak 26Oct 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 43Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2023 — avg 22 · peak 294Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 21Oct 2023 — avg 7 · peak 28Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 14Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 19Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 10Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.592020-03-162026-10-082020-03-16 — best price $11.692020-09-30 — best price $9.742021-04-30 — best price $10.392021-10-13 — best price $9.742022-02-02 — best price $12.992022-05-18 — best price $12.992022-09-12 — best price $4.932022-11-29 — best price $12.992023-03-16 — best price $4.282023-06-15 — best price $8.442023-08-07 — best price $7.792023-10-18 — best price $4.942023-12-21 — best price $4.942024-02-11 — best price $12.992024-04-19 — best price $5.842024-06-20 — best price $7.792024-08-15 — best price $7.142024-11-06 — best price $6.892025-01-23 — best price $5.092025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-09 — best price $5.842025-06-27 — best price $5.242025-09-13 — best price $3.442025-10-23 — best price $5.842025-12-02 — best price $12.992026-01-09 — best price $3.442026-02-26 — best price $5.192026-04-13 — best price $12.992026-05-14 — best price $5.842026-07-10 — best price $14.992026-09-24 — best price $12.992026-10-08 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5252026-05-29 — 21 pageviews2026-06-02 — 29 pageviews2026-06-06 — 31 pageviews2026-06-10 — 18 pageviews2026-06-14 — 33 pageviews2026-06-18 — 26 pageviews2026-06-22 — 20 pageviews2026-06-26 — 15 pageviews2026-06-30 — 38 pageviews2026-07-04 — 27 pageviews2026-07-08 — 24 pageviews2026-07-12 — 20 pageviews2026-07-16 — 21 pageviews2026-07-20 — 24 pageviews2026-07-24 — 24 pageviews2026-07-28 — 10 pageviews2026-08-01 — 13 pageviews2026-08-05 — 19 pageviews2026-08-09 — 13 pageviews2026-08-13 — 17 pageviews2026-08-17 — 9 pageviews2026-08-21 — 14 pageviews2026-08-25 — 21 pageviews2026-08-29 — 15 pageviews2026-09-02 — 12 pageviews2026-09-06 — 16 pageviews2026-09-10 — 15 pageviews2026-09-14 — 17 pageviews2026-09-18 — 12 pageviews2026-09-22 — 5 pageviews2026-09-26 — 19 pageviews2026-09-30 — 11 pageviews2026-10-04 — 8 pageviews2026-10-07 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
91.7%
earned "Tough Decision"
24.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)3,63875%21
Steam (Steam)3,01926%20
Xbox One (Xbox)1,95651%20
PS5 (PlayStation)1,07078%21
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FMVMovieHorrorMatureNuditySci-fiMysteryThrillerAdventureStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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