Choose The Complex: Expedition
Choose The Complex: Expedition if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,386 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Complex: Expedition vs In The Backrooms
The Complex: Expedition and In The Backrooms both land in Action, Adventure, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. In The Backrooms (2022) is 3 years older than The Complex: Expedition (2025). The Complex: Expedition scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than In The Backrooms (54% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose In The Backrooms
Choose In The Backrooms if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. In The Backrooms launched in 2022.
Both The Complex: Expedition and In The Backrooms sit in Action, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Complex: Expedition |  In The Backrooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (1,386 reviews) | 54% positive (50 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | pgWave | BLOCK 211 |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- In The Backrooms (2022) is 3 years older than The Complex: Expedition (2025).
- The Complex: Expedition scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than In The Backrooms (54% positive).
- In The Backrooms is currently ~93% cheaper on Steam than The Complex: Expedition (0.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- The Complex: Expedition is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; In The Backrooms has no Deck rating yet.
The Complex: Expedition vs In The Backrooms — FAQ
- Should I play The Complex: Expedition or In The Backrooms first?
- If you want chronology, In The Backrooms (2022) came out before The Complex: Expedition (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Complex: Expedition and In The Backrooms similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.