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Games like The Complex: Found Footage

If The Complex: Found Footage is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Complex: Expedition, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1 and Clink — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Complex: Found Footage: Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

2022IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDWindowsby pgWave
The Complex: Found Footage — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Complex: Found Footage also play

Steam players who put hours into The Complex: Found Footage also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Complex: Expedition

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Complex: Found Footage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Complex: Found Footage.

    When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?

    2025ActionAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

    2023IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Clink

    WHY THIS

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

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. April 24th

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Complex: Found Footage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. [HERROR] Gas Station Case

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Complex: Found Footage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Complex: Found Footage.

    A cinematic, story-driven alien horror set in 1999 Ohio. Work the night shift at a remote gas station. A mysterious briefcase from the lake. Stolen uranium fuel. A blood-covered coworker.

    2026AdventureSimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Complex: Found Footage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. New Face On The Block

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Complex: Found Footage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Complex: Found Footage.

    A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.

    2026Indie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fuck You Witch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Complex: Found Footage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Your best friend has confessed her love for you... but the problems don't stop there. You've started to hallucinate. All this interferes with sleeping and eating, and in general disrupts your ideal lifestyle. Yell obscenities at the witch, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Qazaq steppes

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Complex: Found Footage at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Complex: Found Footage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Complex: Found Footage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Complex: Found Footage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Complex: Found Footage on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Complex: Found Footage on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Complex: Found Footage.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Complex: Found Footage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Complex: Found Footage.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Complex: Found Footage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Complex: Found Footage on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Complex: Found Footage.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Complex: Found Footage.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Complex: Found Footage.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Complex: Found Footage

Does The Complex: Found Footage work on Steam Deck?
The Complex: Found Footage is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does The Complex: Found Footage cost?
The Complex: Found Footage is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Complex: Found Footage?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Complex: Found Footage are The Complex: Expedition, Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1, Clink.
Who developed The Complex: Found Footage?
The Complex: Found Footage was developed by pgWave.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Complex: Found Footage.

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