Choose The Complex: Expedition
Choose The Complex: Expedition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,386 Steam reviews back the pick.
The Complex: Expedition vs Backrooms: Eight Levels
The Complex: Expedition and Backrooms: Eight Levels 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. Backrooms: Eight Levels (2024) is 1 year older than The Complex: Expedition (2025). The Complex: Expedition scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than Backrooms: Eight Levels (46.2% 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 Backrooms: Eight Levels
Choose Backrooms: Eight Levels if you want an Indie, RPG, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 93% cheaper on the Steam Store. Backrooms: Eight Levels launched in 2024.
Both The Complex: Expedition and Backrooms: Eight Levels 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 |  Backrooms: Eight Levels | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.2% positive (1,386 reviews) | 46.2% positive (13 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | pgWave | Performance Artist Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Backrooms: Eight Levels (2024) is 1 year older than The Complex: Expedition (2025).
- The Complex: Expedition scores higher on Steam reviews (88.2% positive) than Backrooms: Eight Levels (46.2% positive).
- Backrooms: Eight Levels 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; Backrooms: Eight Levels has no Deck rating yet.
The Complex: Expedition vs Backrooms: Eight Levels — FAQ
- Should I play The Complex: Expedition or Backrooms: Eight Levels first?
- If you want chronology, Backrooms: Eight Levels (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 Backrooms: Eight Levels 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.