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Tesla Effect

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App ID 261510
App Type Game
Store Name Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Developer
Publisher Big Finish Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28971051
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:57:38 UTC ()
Release Date 7 May 2014 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😎 82.73%
1k reviews
0
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Big Finish Games
metacritic_name Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
metacritic_score 68
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
ReleaseState released
Publisher Big Finish Games
Store Release Date 8 May 2014 – 21:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 7 May 2014 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 April 2021 – 17:26:20 UTC () (1619198780)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Bink_Video SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 22 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 297944
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 3 November 2013 – 11:02:35 UTC (), in changelist #317820
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes

Tags

📺 FMV 🗺️ Adventure 🕵️ Detective 🕵️ Noir 🔋 Cyberpunk 🤫 Mystery 🌱 Indie 🙌 First-Person 🌫 Atmospheric 🔚 Multiple Endings ⛓ Dystopian 🤡 Comedy 🍿 Cinematic 🫠 Surreal 〰️ Nonlinear 📚 Dynamic Narration 😓 Difficult 🖱️ Mouse only 🔎 Point & Click 🚀 Sci-fi

Categories

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Assets

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2031763 ↴
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  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 494 all-time peak 14 May 2020
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  • 6,297 followers
  • 1,125 positive reviews
  • 168 negative reviews
  • 87.01% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 7,221 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 82.73% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,125 87.0% positive reviews
  • 168 13.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
7 May 2014 – 17:00 Steam Release -
24 November 2014 – 22:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 3 -
14 January 2016 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle Full Motion Video -
12 September 2017 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Capcom X Sega X Atlus Bundle -
20 February 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Classics Return Bundle -

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Tesla Effect had an all-time peak of 494 concurrent players on 14 May 2020.

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