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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 ()
😎 82.77%
1k reviews
0
In-Game
📺 FMV 🗺️ Adventure 🕵️ Detective 🕵️ Noir 🔋 Cyberpunk

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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review_score 8
review_percentage 87
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
  •  
  • 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
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
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    hdr_support0
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

Single-player Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing

Assets

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Trailers
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Store Packages

SubID Name Price Last Update
41309 Tesla Effect $19.99 10 July 2025 – 17:15:38 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
33765 Tesla Effect Developer Comp CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:54:54 UTC
33766 Tesla Effect Pre-Purchase Store or CD Key 27 November 2024 – 00:35:34 UTC
33767 Tesla Effect for Beta Testing CD Key 4 November 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
38722 Tesla Effect Kickstarters CD Key 4 November 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
283217 Tesla Effect (Giveaway: Cyberpunk Planet III) No Cost 21 June 2018 – 01:15:51 UTC
357543 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (RoW) (Not in CN TW HK JP KP KR) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357544 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (EU) (Only 58 countries) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357545 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (RU/CIS) (Only 12 countries) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357546 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (TR) (Only TR) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357547 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (CN) (Only CN TW HK JP) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357548 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (KR) (Only KR) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357549 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (TH) (Only TH LA KH VN MM IN) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357550 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (SG) (Only SG MY PH ID BN) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357551 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (SA) (Only 14 countries) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357552 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (PRC) (Only CN) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357553 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (THM) (Only TW HK MO) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357554 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (CTHM) (Only CN TW HK MO) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357555 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (JP) (Only JP) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357556 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (KTH) (Only TH) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357557 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (SEA) (Only 11 countries) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357558 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (WW) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357559 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (TW) (Only TW) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC
357560 Tesla Effect - Retail - [Digital] (CHM) (Only CN HK MO) CD Key 11 April 2019 – 14:27:30 UTC

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