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Games like Tex Murphy: Overseer

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Tex Murphy: Overseer also play

The closest matches to Tex Murphy: Overseer: Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure, Gemini Rue, and >observer_. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 04

    Gemini Rue

    Why this: Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2011
  2. Rank 05

    >observer_

    Why this: Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Tex Murphy: Overseer

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon

    Shares point and click navigation with Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 96% of 101 reviews
  2. 2
    Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive

    Also FMV and Noir, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 85% of 59 reviews
  3. 3
    Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 483 reviews
  4. 4
    Gemini Rue

    Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 86% of 913 reviews
  5. 5
    >observer_

    Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 77% of 1,920 reviews
  6. 6
    Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

    Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 92% of 690 reviews
  7. 7
    Chinatown Detective Agency

    Genres: Adventure

    • 73% of 79 reviews
  8. 8
    Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

    Shares dialogue choices with Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 82% of 148 reviews
  9. 9
    The Operator

    Also FMV and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 90% of 3,406 reviews
  10. 10
    Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition

    Genres: Action

    • 95% of 10,288 reviews
  11. 11
    Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 52% of 141 reviews
  12. 12
    Whispers of a Machine

    Genres: Adventure

    • 94% of 995 reviews
  13. 13
    NORCO

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 1,675 reviews
  14. 14
    VirtuaVerse

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 541 reviews
  15. 15
    The Detail

    Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 70% of 330 reviews
  16. 16
    The Drifter

    Also Noir and 1990's, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 98% of 3,185 reviews
  17. 17
    Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

    Also FMV and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 73% of 353 reviews
  18. 18
    Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 829 reviews
  19. 19
    Still Life

    Genres: Adventure

    • 82% of 437 reviews
  20. 20
    Max Payne

    Genres: Action

    • 86% of 7,648 reviews
  21. 21
    Technobabylon

    Same atmospheric mood as Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 95% of 903 reviews
  22. 22
    Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

    Also Detective and 1990's, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • 90% of 591 reviews
  23. 23
    Thimbleweed Park™

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 2,210 reviews
  24. 24
    Blackwell Deception

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 378 reviews
Tex Murphy: Overseer — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2014
  • Developer: Access Software
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 2
  • 49% of 39 reviews
  • Genres: Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Neo noir sci fi mystery hooks players
  • Retro full motion video style stands out
  • Storytelling quality is exceptional
  • Atmospheric
  • Dark
  • Nostalgic

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tex Murphy: Overseer at current Steam store prices.

  • Whispers of a Machine

    Why this: Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • $2.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2019
  • The Detail

    Why this: Shares dialogue choices with Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • $2.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2014
  • Hypnospace Outlaw

    Why this: Also Detective and 1990's, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019
  • Subsurface Circular

    Why this: Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017
  • Bad Mojo Redux

    Why this: Also FMV and 1990's, like Tex Murphy: Overseer.

    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2014

About Tex Murphy: Overseer

The closest matches to Tex Murphy: Overseer: Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure, Gemini Rue, and >observer_. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Tex Murphy: Overseer 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, dark and nostalgic, and single out its dialogue choices and inventory management. 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: Overseer: The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead—of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it.

Is Tex Murphy: Overseer worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 39 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 2).

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Sound does not work on Windows 7 64 Bit. A "fix" on the discussion boards loads adware "vopackage.exe". Beware! Later addition: Now the sound works, i followed a thread in the discussion board and installed some codecs. But this installed…”
4 h played
“Game has music and graphics issues that Night Dive did not bother to fix before releasing this game (with no mention AT ALL on the store page). I was able to fix the music issues but not the graphical ones (transparent/missing textures)…”
1 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

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Frequently asked about Tex Murphy: Overseer

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How much does Tex Murphy: Overseer cost?

Tex Murphy: Overseer is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Tex Murphy: Overseer?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tex Murphy: Overseer are Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure.

Who developed Tex Murphy: Overseer?

Tex Murphy: Overseer was developed by Access Software and published by Nightdive Studios, Atari.