The Complex: Found Footage

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App ID	1942120
App Type	Game
Developer	pgWave
Publisher	pgWave
Franchise	The Complex
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	30057668
Last Record Update	14 July 2025 – 22:47:14 UTC ()
Release Date	18 August 2022 – 15:59:39 UTC ()

😍 90.53%

9k reviews

In-Game

Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer

pgWave

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

pgWave

IsFreeApp

Yes

Exclude from family sharing (exfgls)

3 (Free Game)

Store Release Date

18 August 2022 – 15:59:39 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/pgwave
https://www.instagram.com/pgwaveofficial/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pgWave/
https://www.tiktok.com/@pgwave
https://x.com/pgWave_
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDrrcEHe2DU3NS1IH3QfAZQ/

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Free to Play (37)

Steam Release Date

18 August 2022 – 15:59:39 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

14 July 2025 – 22:42:17 UTC () (1752532937)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	56.39182334835993
height_pct	48.06651716900859

osextended

empty string

Is free on the store?

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 6 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 9540391

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

18 March 2022 – 11:58:33 UTC (), in changelist #14263868

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

1a8a4a6f9c32b52b22d47f8e95b88d73ad662ab5

icon

1c8ccf9e306be54f116f8af0ce57d1066497edb5

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

94cdb57f9831e272157ee2acced7c06f91d50fed/header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	56.39182334835993
logo_position/height_pct	48.06651716900859
image/english	logo.png

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	94cdb57f9831e272157ee2acced7c06f91d50fed/header.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	1c8ccf9e306be54f116f8af0ce57d1066497edb5.jpg
page_background_path	app/1942120
timestamp	14 July 2025 – 22:47:11 UTC

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228989	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2022 Redist	No size
228990	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist	No size
1942121		3.02 GiB	2.88 GiB

Total size on disk is 3.02 GiB and total download size is 2.88 GiB.

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Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		14898147	1 July 2024 – 19:06:08 UTC

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