The Complex: Expedition

The Complex: Expedition

Steam Deck Unsupported

pgWave · Horror · Jul 18, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $13.49.

90%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The sound design and visuals are fantastic, worth the price of a McDonalds meal.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design and voice acting is great, and the atmosphere is chilling.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The ending is far better than the EA version's, the level designs are largely improved, and the horror element is cranked up higher than the EA versions of Expedition and "Found Footage" before it, without becoming cheesy.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Anyways this game is pretty cool--i'd say ~2 hours worth of gameplay every 6 months (so you forget everything).
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
My only complaints are it is still pretty much a walking simulator (which is to be expected, not a big complaint) and that the optimization is very poor.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics46 reviews
Audio43 reviews
Story and characters40 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls11 reviews
91%
Performance10 reviews
70%
Interface10 reviews
60%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes25 reviews
52%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $13.49.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

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Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
3
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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