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The Complex: Expedition

90% positive · 2,669 Steam reviews · released Jul 18, 2025 · by pgWave

HorrorExplorationRealisticSingleplayerStory RichPsychological HorrorActionMystery

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~88,077 (P10–P90: 35,231 – 193,769)

Gross revenue: ~$1,082,625 ($433,052 – $2,381,770)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 93% positive across 228 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).

Visuals & audio90% positive · 79 mentions
“I watched the backrooms movie on may 28th and after i watched it i really wanted to play a backrooms game that felt like the movie, I search for one and this popped up, so i decide to give it a try and oh my lord this game is great. The…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 4 h played
Story & writing90% positive · 39 mentions
“I've played a lot of backrooms games, but this is hands down the best version I've encountered and the closest thing to Kane Pixel's series. For anyone who only knows it as 'creepy office building full of enemies,' this is the perfect…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 7 h played
Performance & stability71% positive · 31 mentions
“Short experience, can be done in 2-3 hours, in terms of what I think the Backrooms should be in terms of horror, it's this. Nothing but paranoia and eerie lonely exploration, seeing things in the corner of your eye and wondering if…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 5 h played
Content & longevity73% positive · 22 mentions
“Excellent. If you're looking for a solo experience that takes The Backrooms seriously, and let's you experience beginning to end in a few hours, you found it. This isn't a jumpscare simulator, it's not pointless randomly generated "keys"…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 2 h played
Price & value76% positive · 17 mentions
“Short experience, can be done in 2-3 hours, in terms of what I think the Backrooms should be in terms of horror, it's this. Nothing but paranoia and eerie lonely exploration, seeing things in the corner of your eye and wondering if…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 5 h played
Gameplay & mechanics76% positive · 17 mentions
“I played the first one and didn't have any huge expectations for this game ,but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ i cant even describe what i felt playing this in a dark room late at night with spatial audio headphones. I mean i was so immersed in the game and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 1 h played

299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Technology

3D

Art style

Realistic

Structure

Open world

Mood & themes

HorrorAtmospheric

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

Achievements

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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