Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Noir detective adventure with live-action actors and branching story paths
Big Finish Games · Released May 8, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 645
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure?
This first-person adventure takes place in a cyberpunk San Francisco after World War III, where private detective Tex Murphy investigates seven years of missing memories. You freely explore 3D locations, solve logic puzzles, and choose dialogue responses.
For you if...
- +you enjoy science-fiction mysteries about lost technology and hidden agendas
- +you appreciate difficulty settings and hints when puzzles stall
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused play over conversations and logic puzzles
What players say
90% of 645 reviews are positive
Players praise the humor and old-school adventure style. Older reviews criticize dated 3D environments, while a recent negative review calls the riddles convoluted and the final stretch slow.
Screenshots and trailer
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 280, 4 GB RAM, 17 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10
- Processor
- Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 or AMD Radeon R5 430
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 17 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, or 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 Quad-Core (4th gen)
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 7770
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 17 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Does Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
