# Games like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

> The closest matches to Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure: Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Gemini Rue, TR-49, Gamedec - Definitive Edition, and Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon](https://imho.run/games/302350/tex-murphy-under-a-killing-moon) — Shares hint system with Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 101 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302350/)
2. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
3. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares hint system and puzzle solving with Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
4. [Gamedec - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/917720/gamedec-definitive-edition) — Also Noir and Nonlinear, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 423 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/917720/)
5. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
6. [Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/1678420/blade-runner-enhanced-edition) — Also FMV and Dystopian, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 353 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1678420/)
7. [2064: Read Only Memories](https://imho.run/games/330820/2064-read-only-memories) — A frequent pick in Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure players' libraries, and another Adventure. 563 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/330820/)
8. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Also Detective and Cinematic, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
9. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
10. [VirtuaVerse](https://imho.run/games/1019310/virtuaverse) — Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 541 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019310/)
11. [Let Bions Be Bygones](https://imho.run/games/1347560/let-bions-be-bygones) — A frequent pick in Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure players' libraries, and another RPG. 80 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347560/)
12. [The Darkest Files](https://imho.run/games/2058730/the-darkest-files) — A frequent pick in Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure players' libraries, and another Indie. 340 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2058730/)
13. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
14. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
15. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Shares puzzle solving with Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
16. [Disjunction](https://imho.run/games/979310/disjunction) — Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 86 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979310/)
17. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also FMV and Nonlinear, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
18. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also FMV and Detective, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
19. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
20. [Technobabylon](https://imho.run/games/307580/technobabylon) — Also Cyberpunk, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 903 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307580/)
21. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
22. [Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/6910/deus-ex-game-of-the-year-edition) — A frequent pick in Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure players' libraries, and another Action. 10,288 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6910/)
23. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Shares hint system with Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
24. [Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space](https://imho.run/games/1747050/sam-max-beyond-time-and-space) — Also Detective, like Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure. 368 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1747050/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/261510
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## About Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 261510
- **Developer:** Big Finish Games
- **Publisher:** Big Finish Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 8, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 68
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

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