Choose The Complex: Expedition
Choose The Complex: Expedition if you want an Action and Simulation experience. 1,386 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Complex: Expedition vs POOLS
The Complex: Expedition and POOLS both land in Adventure 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 are Adventure games on Steam. POOLS (2024) is 1 year older than The Complex: Expedition (2025). POOLS scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than The Complex: Expedition (88.2% 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 POOLS
Choose POOLS if you want the Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.6% positive across 3,169 reviews.
Both The Complex: Expedition and POOLS sit in Adventure 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 |  POOLS | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 9.79 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (1,386 reviews) | 95.6% positive (3,169 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | pgWave | Tensori |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- POOLS (2024) is 1 year older than The Complex: Expedition (2025).
- POOLS scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than The Complex: Expedition (88.2% positive).
- POOLS is currently ~35% cheaper on Steam than The Complex: Expedition (9.79 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Complex: Expedition is Deck Unsupported, POOLS is Deck Verified.
The Complex: Expedition vs POOLS — FAQ
- Which is better, The Complex: Expedition or POOLS?
- On Steam reviews POOLS scores higher (95.6% positive) than The Complex: Expedition (88.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, POOLS is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Complex: Expedition or POOLS first?
- If you want chronology, POOLS (2024) 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 POOLS similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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.