# Games like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive

> The closest matches to Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive: Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure, Tex Murphy: Mean Streets, Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure, and Whispers of a Machine. 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 Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 101 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302350/)
2. [Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure](https://imho.run/games/261510/tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure) — Also FMV and Noir, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 483 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261510/)
3. [Tex Murphy: Mean Streets](https://imho.run/games/302330/tex-murphy-mean-streets) — Also Noir and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 52 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302330/)
4. [Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1364100/lacuna-a-sci-fi-noir-adventure) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/)
5. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — A frequent pick in Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive players' libraries, and another Adventure. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
6. [Gemini Rue](https://imho.run/games/80310/gemini-rue) — A frequent pick in Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive players' libraries, and another Indie. 913 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80310/)
7. [Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/1678420/blade-runner-enhanced-edition) — Also FMV and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 353 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1678420/)
8. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
9. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also FMV and Detective, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
10. [Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/6910/deus-ex-game-of-the-year-edition) — Also Cult Classic and Dystopian, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 10,288 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6910/)
11. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Also Dystopian and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
12. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares point and click exploration and hint system with Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
13. [Gamedec - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/917720/gamedec-definitive-edition) — A frequent pick in Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive players' libraries, and another RPG. 423 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/917720/)
14. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
15. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares narrative branching and hint system with Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
16. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
17. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
18. [Subsurface Circular](https://imho.run/games/676820/subsurface-circular) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 1,353 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676820/)
19. [Blackwell Deception](https://imho.run/games/80360/blackwell-deception) — Also Noir and Detective, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80360/)
20. [The Last Express Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/252710/the-last-express-gold-edition) — Also Cult Classic and Detective, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 191 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252710/)
21. [Lucifer Within Us](https://imho.run/games/717560/lucifer-within-us) — A frequent pick in Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive players' libraries, and another Strategy. 493 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717560/)
22. [2064: Read Only Memories](https://imho.run/games/330820/2064-read-only-memories) — Also Noir and Cyberpunk, like Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 563 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/330820/)
23. [Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition](https://imho.run/games/262000/gabriel-knight-sins-of-the-fathers-20th-anniversary-edition) — Shares point and click exploration with Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 591 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262000/)
24. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — Shares hint system with Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=302360&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=302360
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/302360
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive

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?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 302360
- **Developer:** Access Software
- **Publisher:** Nightdive Studios, Atari
- **Genres:** 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/302360/tex-murphy-the-pandora-directive)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=302360&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/302360/)
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