The Complex vs Argus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Complex
Experience a sci-fi thriller where your choices shape the narrative and lead to one of eight endings. Navigate a locked-down lab after a bio-weapon attack, managing relationships and your character's personality.
- Interactive gameplay
- Multiple endings
- Relationship tracking
- Personality tracking
- Branching narrative
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After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. With interactive gameplay, your actions and your relationship with other characters will lead you to one of eight suspenseful endings. Having treated the victims of a chemical attack in the totalitarian state of Kindar, Dr Amy Tenant is a leader in the advancement of Nanocell Technology. Now, in London, news breaks of a blood-vomiting civilian whose identity is far from coincidental. Reunited with an old friend, Amy is trapped in an impenetrable HQ of laboratories—a womb of scientific advancement with a perilous secret. The Complex is written by Lynn Renee Maxcy, part of the Emmy award-winning writing team from The Handmaid’s Tale. The interactive movie stars Michelle Mylett (Letterkenny), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones) and Al Weaver (Grantchester). Relationship Tracking Throughout the game you will interact with characters and — depending on your choices — will either strengthen or weaken your relationship. The relationship scores are calculated from the start right through to the very end and will affect certain scenarios as well as having major consequences in the concluding scenes. Personality Tracking For every decision you make, every interaction, your character’s personality is being tracked. At the end of each playthrough, you are rewarded with a Personality Score and a breakdown to see how you played the game. Discover the five basic dimensions of a personality; openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. Which of those will your character play?
Argus
Engage in an interactive horror thriller where your choices shape a dark narrative filled with murders, urban legends, and monsters. Investigate clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature.
- Interactive horror thriller
- Branching story paths
- Player decision impact
- Clue collection
- Puzzle solving
- Character communication
- Customizable user profile
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“Argus: Urban Legend" - An interactive horror thriller - Goosebumps guaranteed A young woman contacts you with a desperate call for help! This will draw you deeper and deeper into a nerve-wracking story about murders, mysteries, urban legends and monsters. It's up to YOU to find out if it's a human committing the murders or if a supernatural presence is responsible for them! The internet is full of reports about a gruesome creature called "Argus"... Follow the clues and help a group of friends solve all the mysteries! But be on your guard, because ARGUS SEES EVERYTHING! "Argus" is an interactive horror mystery game Argus is YOUR story. Your decisions not only affect the course of the game, but also the ending of this thriller. To make the gaming experience even more realistic, you can personalize the user profile with your name, gender, orientation and your own avatar. Communicate with different characters via a messenger. Unravel the dark secrets surrounding ARGUS and other urban legends. It's up to you to collect clues, solve puzzles and stop the horror. But watch out because you can't trust everyone… New features: "Argus" comes with many new features! In addition to a customizable home screen, you can expect new, exciting apps, a new design and completely new ways to interact! Our youth protection officer Kristine Peters Kattensteert 4 22119 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 174 818 1817 E-mail: jugendschutz@reality-games.com Web: www.jugendschutz-beauftragte.de Our privacy policy: https://www.reality-games.com/datenschutz.php Our terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The Complex and Argus both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Argus's written reviews are positive against 46% of The Complex's. Argus also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). The Complex's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. The Complex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Argus sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Argus holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 403 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of The Complex's written reviews are positive against 85% of Argus's.
The Complex ships an update every 3 months, Argus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Complex | Argus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (187 ratings) | 4.6 (403 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 187 | 403 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 311 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wales Interactive Ltd. | SponsorAds GmbH & Co.KG |
Customer experience
The Complex
Argus
Bugs and requests
The Complex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Argus
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing to black screen
- Issues with video/image playback
Requested features
2 requests- Option to skip mini-games and ads
- More accessibility features
In-app purchases
The Complex
- The Complex - Unlock Full Game$4.99
Argus
- Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
- Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Flatrate3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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- Monthly VIP + Premium$12.991 Month
- 40 BicS$1.99
- 120 BicS$3.99
- 300 BicS$8.99
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- Premium$12.99
- 800 BicS$17.99
- 1500 BicS$24.99
- Flatrate$34.99








