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Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2014
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The closest matches to Tex Murphy: Mean Streets: Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure, Chinatown Detective Agency, and Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 2014
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Access Software
- Price: $5.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 75% of 52 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Compelling cast of characters
- Demands real world note taking for immersion
- Neo cyberpunk noir story stands out
- Atmospheric
- Mysterious
- Nostalgic
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About Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
The closest matches to Tex Murphy: Mean Streets: Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure, Chinatown Detective Agency, and Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Tex Murphy: Mean Streets is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive and Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, mysterious and nostalgic, and single out its bribing or threatening npcs and flight sim travel. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Tex Murphy: Mean Streets: The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community.
Is Tex Murphy: Mean Streets worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 75% of 52 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Compelling cast of characters
- Demands real world note taking for immersion
- Neo cyberpunk noir story stands out
- Tactile real world clue gathering
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I like that this game is available again for nostalgia, but it could have used some touch-ups to make it a less tedious, like being able to skip the flight sim half, and quicker interrogations.”
“If you want to play this for nostalgia sake, go right ahead. Other than that I DO NOT recommend this game. I played this game for at least 10 hours, to get to the last segment and I can't beat the stupid robot to the door and am now stuck…”
People who play it also play: Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Frequently asked about Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
Can I run it?
Does Tex Murphy: Mean Streets run on Steam Deck?
Tex Murphy: Mean Streets is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Tex Murphy: Mean Streets cost?
Tex Murphy: Mean Streets is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tex Murphy: Mean Streets?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tex Murphy: Mean Streets are Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure.
Who developed Tex Murphy: Mean Streets?
Tex Murphy: Mean Streets was developed by Access Software and published by Nightdive Studios, Atari.