# Games like 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.

## 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) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 101 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302350/)
2. [Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive](https://imho.run/games/302360/tex-murphy-the-pandora-directive) — A frequent pick in Tex Murphy: Mean Streets players' libraries, and another Adventure. 59 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302360/)
3. [Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure](https://imho.run/games/261510/tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure) — A frequent pick in Tex Murphy: Mean Streets players' libraries, and another Indie. 483 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261510/)
4. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
5. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
6. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
7. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
8. [L.A. Noire](https://imho.run/games/110800/l-a-noire) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 15,686 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)
9. [Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/1678420/blade-runner-enhanced-edition) — Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 353 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1678420/)
10. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
11. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
12. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
13. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — A frequent pick in Tex Murphy: Mean Streets players' libraries, and another Strategy. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
14. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
15. [Disjunction](https://imho.run/games/979310/disjunction) — A frequent pick in Tex Murphy: Mean Streets players' libraries, and another RPG. 86 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979310/)
16. [Gamedec - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/917720/gamedec-definitive-edition) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 423 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/917720/)
17. [VirtuaVerse](https://imho.run/games/1019310/virtuaverse) — Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 541 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019310/)
18. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
19. [Let Bions Be Bygones](https://imho.run/games/1347560/let-bions-be-bygones) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 80 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347560/)
20. [Shadows of Doubt](https://imho.run/games/986130/shadows-of-doubt) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 10,639 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/)
21. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
22. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
23. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
24. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: Mean Streets. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=302330&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=302330&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=302330
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/302330
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 302330
- **Developer:** Access Software
- **Publisher:** Nightdive Studios, Atari
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 12, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/302330/tex-murphy-mean-streets)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=302330&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302330/)
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