The Complex: Found Footage

The Complex: Found Footage

Steam Deck Unsupported

pgWave · Horror · Aug 18, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

93%
Very Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 6 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
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
For example, the street with the red lighting could've been a lot creepier had the light switched on and off like a breaker.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Combine that expectation with some of the wonderfully unsettling and peculiar vibes of its often cramped environments, not to mention some pretty tight sound design with dragged footsteps and noisy water always giving you a brief feeling of being followed, and here I am shivering in my chair when nothing has happened.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Information is delivered sparingly, and the narrative unfolds gradually through environmental clues and exploration.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Good for exploration, not story progression.
17 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 love4 themes
Graphics59 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Story and characters22 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance11 reviews
55%
Optimization10 reviews
40%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.