The Complex: Expedition

Item: The Complex: Expedition
Rating: 78
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-21

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Summary

Exceptional atmospheric immersion and sound design
Definitive Backrooms experience with realistic graphics
Subtle, non-jumpscare psychological horror
Short game length, high price
Poor performance and optimization issues
Simplistic 'walking simulator' gameplay

Emotions

Satisfaction34%Disappointment14%Excitement10%Frustration9%Fear5%

Reviews (sample size): 409
Helpful reviews: 76%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 0%

78%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
22%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1086
Negative points: 466
Gameplay points: 279
Perf. points: 20
Rec. points: 182
Misc points: 95

Point	Description	Importance
Exceptional Atmospheric Immersion Description Players consistently praise the game's atmosphere, describing it as unsettling, immersive, and perfectly capturing the liminal essence of the Backrooms. The environmental design and soundscapes are frequently highlighted as key contributors to this pervasive sense of dread and isolation. Importance 100%	Players consistently praise the game's atmosphere, describing it as unsettling, immersive, and perfectly capturing the liminal essence of the Backrooms. The environmental design and soundscapes are frequently highlighted as key contributors to this pervasive sense of dread and isolation.	100%
Definitive Backrooms Experience Description The game is widely regarded as the definitive Backrooms experience, with many players calling it the 'best' and 'most realistic' adaptation of the concept. It is praised for its faithfulness to the original lore and its ability to truly make players feel like they are in the Backrooms. Importance 39%	The game is widely regarded as the definitive Backrooms experience, with many players calling it the 'best' and 'most realistic' adaptation of the concept. It is praised for its faithfulness to the original lore and its ability to truly make players feel like they are in the Backrooms.	39%
Subtle, Non-Jumpscare Horror Description A significant strength of the game is its unique approach to horror, which avoids common tropes like cheap jumpscares, constant monster chases, or excessive combat. Instead, it relies on subtle psychological tension, sound design, and the fear of the unknown to create a genuinely unsettling experience. Importance 23%	A significant strength of the game is its unique approach to horror, which avoids common tropes like cheap jumpscares, constant monster chases, or excessive combat. Instead, it relies on subtle psychological tension, sound design, and the fear of the unknown to create a genuinely unsettling experience.	23%
High Quality & Enjoyable Description Overall, players find the game to be a high-quality, enjoyable, and worthwhile experience. It is praised for its general polish, lack of bugs, and replayability, with many feeling it offers good value for its price. Importance 19%	Overall, players find the game to be a high-quality, enjoyable, and worthwhile experience. It is praised for its general polish, lack of bugs, and replayability, with many feeling it offers good value for its price.	19%
Stunning Realistic Graphics Description The game's graphics are frequently described as realistic, stunning, and high-quality, contributing to a deep sense of immersion. The visual fidelity is a major factor in making the environments feel tangible and unsettling. Importance 18%	The game's graphics are frequently described as realistic, stunning, and high-quality, contributing to a deep sense of immersion. The visual fidelity is a major factor in making the environments feel tangible and unsettling.	18%
Impeccable Sound Design Description The sound design is consistently lauded as impeccable, contributing significantly to the game's immersion and creepy atmosphere. Players note the attention to detail in ambient sounds, character audio, and music, all of which enhance the feeling of dread and realism. Importance 14%	The sound design is consistently lauded as impeccable, contributing significantly to the game's immersion and creepy atmosphere. Players note the attention to detail in ambient sounds, character audio, and music, all of which enhance the feeling of dread and realism.	14%
Impressive Solo Developer Achievement Description Players are highly impressed by the game's quality, especially considering it was developed by a solo creator. This achievement garners significant respect and support from the community. Importance 7%	Players are highly impressed by the game's quality, especially considering it was developed by a solo creator. This achievement garners significant respect and support from the community.	7%
Improved Sequel Experience Description The game is seen as a significant improvement and expansion upon the developer's previous free title, 'The Complex: Found Footage'. It builds on the strengths of the original while offering a more comprehensive and refined Backrooms experience. Importance 6%	The game is seen as a significant improvement and expansion upon the developer's previous free title, 'The Complex: Found Footage'. It builds on the strengths of the original while offering a more comprehensive and refined Backrooms experience.	6%
Unique Surreal Environments Description The game's environments, though often barren, are consistently described as unique, interesting, and surreal. Their empty, illogical nature contributes to the psychological horror and evokes a sense of curiosity and unease. Importance 5%	The game's environments, though often barren, are consistently described as unique, interesting, and surreal. Their empty, illogical nature contributes to the psychological horror and evokes a sense of curiosity and unease.	5%
Well-Crafted Endings Description The game's endings are well-received, described as well-crafted, interesting, and mind-bending. They provide a satisfying conclusion that aligns with the genre's themes and leaves a lasting impression. Importance 5%	The game's endings are well-received, described as well-crafted, interesting, and mind-bending. They provide a satisfying conclusion that aligns with the genre's themes and leaves a lasting impression.	5%