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Games like The Complex

Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to The Complex for fans of adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Complex also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Wales Interactive, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About The Complex: 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.

2020Adventure3.44 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 62Windows · macOSby Wales Interactive, Good Gate Media, Little Jade Productions
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Late Shift — Steam game cover

    Late Shift

    Top pick for The Complex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

    2017IndieAdventure3.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    She Sees Red - Interactive Movie — Steam game cover

    She Sees Red - Interactive Movie

    Second-strongest match for The Complex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.

    2019IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Night Book — Steam game cover

    Night Book

    Third-strongest match for The Complex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Bunker — Steam game cover

    The Bunker

    Ranked #4 for The Complex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.

    2016IndieAdventure2.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Five Dates — Steam game cover

    Five Dates

    Ranked #5 for The Complex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.

    2020Adventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Hacked: The Streamer — Steam game cover

    Hacked: The Streamer

    Ranked #6 for The Complex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    You are blackmailed in Hacked: The Streamer. Investigate clues, make impactful decisions, and shape your story to uncover the culprit is in this thrilling interactive movie. The fate of PinkyPie, a fan-favorite streamer, is in your hands.

    2026IndieAdventure8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Lusty Chapters — Steam game cover

    Lusty Chapters

    Ranked #7 for The Complex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    A sensual visual novel where a shy girl helps her erotic-writer friend craft steamy stories — while craving her herself.

    2025AdventureSimulationRPG12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Killed by Love 99 Times — Steam game cover

    Killed by Love 99 Times

    Ranked #8 for The Complex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来,在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路,期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱,还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现,自己已身处百万年之后……

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Wales Interactive

Other recommendable Steam games by Wales Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

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    Sker Ritual — Steam game cover

    Sker Ritual

    Another title from Wales Interactive, the studio behind The Complex. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    An intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Five Dates — Steam game cover

    Five Dates

    Another title from Wales Interactive, the studio behind The Complex. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.

    2020Adventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Maid of Sker — Steam game cover

    Maid of Sker

    Another title from Wales Interactive, the studio behind The Complex. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Bunker — Steam game cover

    The Bunker

    Another title from Wales Interactive, the studio behind The Complex. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.

    2016IndieAdventure2.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Shapeshifting Detective — Steam game cover

    The Shapeshifting Detective

    Another title from Wales Interactive, the studio behind The Complex. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.

    2018IndieAdventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Bloodshore — Steam game cover

    Bloodshore

    Another title from Wales Interactive, the studio behind The Complex. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.94 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Dead Reset — Steam game cover

    Dead Reset

    Another title from Wales Interactive, the studio behind The Complex. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.

    2025Adventure10.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? — Steam game cover

    Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

    Another title from Wales Interactive, the studio behind The Complex. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.

    2022Adventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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    Late Shift — Steam game cover

    Late Shift

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.

    2017IndieAdventure3.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Night Book — Steam game cover

    Night Book

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Bunker — Steam game cover

    The Bunker

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.

    2016IndieAdventure2.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Five Dates — Steam game cover

    Five Dates

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Complex.

    Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.

    2020Adventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Complex

Is The Complex verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Complex is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does The Complex cost?
The Complex is listed on Steam at 3.44 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Complex?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Complex are Late Shift, She Sees Red - Interactive Movie, Night Book.
Who developed The Complex?
The Complex was developed by Wales Interactive, Good Gate Media, Little Jade Productions and published by Wales Interactive.

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