Single-player games like Tex Murphy: Overseer
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Tex Murphy: Overseer, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
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Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex?
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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
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.
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Gemini Rue
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Chinatown Detective Agency
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
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.
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Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum
Single-player alternative to Tex Murphy: Overseer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tex Murphy: Overseer.
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco.