Comparison

The Complex vs Murder Mystery

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interactive gameplay
  • Multiple endings
  • Relationship tracking
  • Personality tracking
  • Branching narrative
Features
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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?

About

Murder Mystery

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Lights out. Someone in this house is a killer. Murder Mystery: Lights Out brings the living-room party game to your iPhone. Gather at least three players in the same house, choose the rooms and harmless props, and let the app deal everyone's secret card. Four or more players is best. EVERY CARD LOOKS LIKE A PLAN Everyone draws a target, a room and a weapon. Only one player is the murderer; everyone else's card is a decoy. Hold to read your card and let go to hide it. TWO WAYS TO PLAY Host an online game and invite friends with a four-character code. Each player uses their own phone, and the app keeps the round in sync. Or choose pass & play: set up the guests on one phone and pass it around for a completely offline game. FROM LIGHTS OUT TO THE FINAL ACCUSATION The murderer gets their target alone in the right room with the assigned prop. The victim keeps wandering quietly for a minute, then announces their death. Lights on: compare stories, vote for a suspect and discover whether you caught the killer. MADE FOR YOUR HOUSE Edit the rooms and props, choose your discussion time, and deal another round when the verdict is in. Online players can reconnect to their saved seat; offline games are saved on the device. No account required. This is an in-person party game, not a solo story or remote matchmaking game. Keep paths clear, use soft props and agree safe boundaries before turning the lights down.

Screenshots

The Complex4 screens
Murder Mystery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Murder Mystery at none against The Complex's 1. Murder Mystery also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). The Complex's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Complex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Murder Mystery asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Complex ships an update every 3 months, Murder Mystery daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Complex versus Murder Mystery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe ComplexMurder Mystery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (187 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings187 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.0 GB5 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWales Interactive Ltd.Ben Hybert

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Complex

One-time1
  • The Complex - Unlock Full Game$4.99
None

Murder Mystery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Complex free?
The Complex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Murder Mystery free?
Murder Mystery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Complex or Murder Mystery have ads?
Neither The Complex nor Murder Mystery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Complex or Murder Mystery?
The Complex ships an update every 3 months, and Murder Mystery daily. Most recently, The Complex was updated on October 19, 2026 and Murder Mystery on October 11, 2026.

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