The Complex
- Developer
- Wales Interactive
- Publisher
- Wales Interactive
- Released
- 31 March 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £12.79
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: adventure
The Complex is a female-driven, cinematic FMV sci-fi thriller. The interactive movie stars Michelle Mylett, Kate Dickie and Al Weaver. Actors also include Twitch streamer and Xbox UK presenter, Leah Viathan.
Best gaming PC for The Complex in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Complex today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Wales Interactive on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 32-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | DirectX 11.0 compatible video card | DirectX 11.0 compatible video card |
| Storage | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Complex?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 2.0 GHz and your GPU is at or above DirectX 11.0 compatible video card, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.