The Complex vs Murder Mystery
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?
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. The Complex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Murder Mystery asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | The Complex | Murder Mystery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (187 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wales Interactive Ltd. | Ben Hybert |
In-app purchases
The Complex
- The Complex - Unlock Full Game$4.99
Murder Mystery
No in-app purchases









