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Shares exploration with The Complex: Expedition.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Games like The Complex: Expedition
- 16 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to The Complex: Expedition: Subliminal, Dreamcore, POOLS, Liminalcore, and Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Why this: Also Cinematic and 1990's, like The Complex: Expedition.
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Backrooms: Lost Tape
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Complex: Expedition.
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: pgWave
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 6
- 88% of 1,386 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- High quality graphics
- No chase sequences
- Realistic sound design
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Unsettling
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EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Complex: Expedition.
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Why this: Shares exploration with The Complex: Expedition.
About The Complex: Expedition
The closest matches to The Complex: Expedition: Subliminal, Dreamcore, POOLS, Liminalcore, and Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Complex: Expedition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Subliminal, Dreamcore and POOLS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and unsettling, and single out its environment interaction and exploration. 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.
The Complex: Expedition is a first-person horror exploration game set in the Backrooms, an endless liminal space of corridors and rooms. Developed and published by pgWave, it emphasizes environmental interaction, exploration, and atmospheric sound design rather than combat or chase sequences. Players review the high-quality graphics and realistic audio as creating an immersive and unsettling atmosphere. The game is solo-only, designed for a sit-down chill session, and runs a short length. It released in 2025 and is available for $14.99. As of this writing, it holds an 88% positive rating from 1386 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.
About The Complex: Expedition: 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?
Is The Complex: Expedition worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 1,386 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 87% positive across 55 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.7 h played before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- High quality graphics
- No chase sequences
- Realistic sound design
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“2 hours playtime and nothing more to it the free version is better one playtrough and the exploring is gone the games is not worth its 15 euro price, maybe for 5 euro but 15 is not in for 1-2 hours playtime .”
“Probably the worst Backrooms Game I've ever played. Was hyped because of reviews, but there was no atmosphere, no horror elements, no jumpscares, no chases. Nothing that I would usually associate with the Backrooms besides endless walking…”
People who play it also play: Subliminal, Dreamcore, POOLS
Frequently asked about The Complex: Expedition
Can I run it?
Does The Complex: Expedition work on Steam Deck?
The Complex: Expedition 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: Expedition cost?
The Complex: Expedition is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Complex: Expedition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Complex: Expedition are Subliminal, Dreamcore, POOLS.
Who developed The Complex: Expedition?
The Complex: Expedition was developed by pgWave.