Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Tex Murphy is the last of the hard-boiled gumshoe detectives living in dystopian post-World War III San Francisco in the 2050s. Tex is an honest and good-natured private investigator with a penchant for bourbon, cigarettes and getting himself into trouble.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is a fmv, adventure and detective game developed and published by Big Finish Games.
Released on May 08th 2014 is available on Windows and MacOS in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 1,293 reviews of which 1,126 were positive and 167 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.78€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure into these genres:

FMV Adventure Detective Noir Cyberpunk Mystery Indie First-Person Atmospheric Multiple Endings Dystopian Comedy Cinematic Surreal Nonlinear Dynamic Narration Difficult Mouse only Point & Click Sci-fi

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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure screenshot

System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 or AMD Radeon R5 430
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 17 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible device
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.6.8
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 320 M
  • Storage: 17 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
Tex Murphy for for the modern age, a sort of goofy Blade Runner. Comedy, noir, and sci-fi blended in a fun point and click adventure.
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Dec. 2024
Kept the same style game play as the early Tex Murphy Games that I played when I was younger, Under a killing moon and Pandora directive. So far I have enjoyed it and looking forward to the supposed release of new game.
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Dec. 2024
A 3D puzze/detective game with full motion video seems kinda goofy but is still pretty entertaining
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Oct. 2024
This game is absolutely entertaining and engrossing. Sure if your not used to this format anymore it will skew you a bit but you learn and love quick... Think, Explore, Examine & Solve, Nior anyone? It's Your mystery and The FMVs are Awesome. It reminds me of the days of true creative interactive adventure mysteries while allowing your personal choice in that mystery. Sure, I see Tex, but Tex is who I am not just the actor, so it doesn't matter he's White. I also Love all the legacy and new actors, I hope they stay immortalized in this and these games and more and I hope they get credit for it forever. I'd thought this IP was gone but thankfully you brought it back! It's FUN, Seriously Fun! I can't believe you guys did this on such a small budget compared to today's so called "Triple A" games FPS shoot everything in site style dumbing productions. Say, could you make a new Tex, say Tess Murphy, if not use this template for a quality spin from a current Mystery Adventure Show?
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Aug. 2024
I've played Tex Murphy games since Mean Streets. Tex is a classic noir sci fi detective. Bumbles from one gig to another. Of all of the Tex games, this is definitely one of them. But in all fairness, this is the best production wise. Puzzle wise... I'd say its better than some, there aren't so many arcane wheel puzzles in this one. I recommend it on its aesthetics, and its perseverance as a game narrative. Its an adventure game, and I think if you come into it expecting more you would be disapointed, but if you come into it as an adventure game fan then your socks will be blown off. This game was made as a kickstarter and based on a game production that didn't have an infinite budget, its very successful.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure received 1,126 positive votes out of a total of 1,293 achieving a rating of 8.28.
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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure was developed and published by Big Finish Games.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is not playable on Linux.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is a single-player game.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure does not currently offer any DLC.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure does not support Steam Remote Play.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
19.99€ -97% 19.99€ 0.78€
8.3
1,126
167
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Release 08 May 2014
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