Fleeing the Complex Game

Fleeing the Complex puts you in the shoes of Henry Stickmin, who has been captured and locked away in The Wall, a notorious maximum-security prison hidden in snowy mountains. Your objective is simple but heavily complicated by the sheer number of ways things can go wrong: escape the compound by choosing the right action at critical moments. Instead of direct platforming, you are essentially directing an interactive animated comedy where almost every choice leads to a bizarre, hilarious failure.

A typical session involves watching a short animated scenario play out before the action pauses, giving you a handful of options to get Henry out of his current predicament. You might choose to fake an illness, use a gadget like a teleporter, or call on your friend Charles for help (which usually ends in disaster). Finding the correct path pushes the story forward toward one of multiple distinct endings, while picking the wrong ones rewards you with unique fail animations and witty failure screens.

Controls

The entire game revolves around point-and-click mechanics.

• Left Click: Select an action or item on the screen when prompted.
• Mouse: Navigate menus and the map screen to replay specific scenes.

Tips

• Do not stress over picking the "wrong" option. Finding all the fails is half the fun, and the game instantly lets you retry the exact same scene without losing any progress.
• Keep an eye on the map feature. It shows your current branching path and allows you to jump back to any previous decision point so you can explore alternative choices.
• If an option involves the teleporter, it is almost certainly a bad idea, but you should click it anyway just to see where Henry ends up.