Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2014
Platforms
Genres
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Series
- Tex Murphy
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
- FMV*
- Votes · historical
- 126*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 122*
- Detective*
- Votes · historical
- 111*
- Noir*
- Votes · historical
- 105*
- Cyberpunk*
- Votes · historical
- 92*
- Mystery*
- Votes · historical
- 70*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 59*
- First-Person*
- Votes · historical
- 51*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 47*
- Multiple Endings*
- Votes · historical
- 44*
- Dystopian*
- Votes · historical
- 43*
- Comedy*
- Votes · historical
- 35*
- Cinematic*
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Surreal*
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- Nonlinear*
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- Dynamic Narration*
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- Difficult*
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Mouse only*
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Point & Click*
- Votes · historical
- 17*
- Sci-fi*
- Votes · historical
- 16*
System requirements
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- macOS 10.6.8*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce 320 M*
- Storage
- 17 GB available space*
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 or AMD Radeon R5 430*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0c*
- Storage
- 17 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- DirectX 9.0c compatible device*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 7770*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5 Quad-Core (4th gen)*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 22*
- Community confidence
- good*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Big Finish Games*
Publishers
- Big Finish Games*
Release history
- 2014-04-22
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2014-05-06 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2014-05-06*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- May 8, 2014*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 or AMD Radeon R5 430*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 4* GB
- Name
- Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel Core i5 Quad-Core (4th gen)*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 7770*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Release year
- 2,014*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 or AMD Radeon R5 430*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 4 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5 Quad-Core (4th gen)*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 7770*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Big Finish Games
- Big Finish Games*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Big Finish Games
- Big Finish Games*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2014-05-06 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2014-05-06*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 0*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 239* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Big Finish Games*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200000 - 500000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 213* min
- Metacritic score
- 68*
- Name
- Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 167*
- Peak ccu
- 0*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,126*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 19.99*
- Publishers
- Big Finish Games*
- Recommendations
- 609*
- Store release date · historical
- May 8, 2014*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.texmurphy.com/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Big Finish Games
- Big Finish Games*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Big Finish Games
- Big Finish Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- May 8, 2014*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 264* min
- Ccu
- 0*
- Developer
- Big Finish Games*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 181* min
- Name
- Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 167*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200,000 .. 500,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,126*
- Historical US price
- 1,999* US cents
- Publisher
- Big Finish Games*
- Community tags · historical
- 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*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Community tags · historical
- FMV
- FMV*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Detective
- Detective*
- Noir
- Noir*
- Cyberpunk
- Cyberpunk*
- Mystery
- Mystery*
- Indie
- Indie*
- First-Person
- First-Person*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Multiple Endings
- Multiple Endings*
- Dystopian
- Dystopian*
- Comedy
- Comedy*
- Cinematic
- Cinematic*
- Surreal
- Surreal*
- Nonlinear
- Nonlinear*
- Dynamic Narration
- Dynamic Narration*
- Difficult
- Difficult*
- Mouse only
- Mouse only*
- Point & Click
- Point & Click*
- Sci-fi
- Sci-fi*
- Tags votes
- FMV
- Votes · historical
- 126*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 122*
- Detective
- Votes · historical
- 111*
- Noir
- Votes · historical
- 105*
- Cyberpunk
- Votes · historical
- 92*
- Mystery
- Votes · historical
- 70*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 59*
- First-Person
- Votes · historical
- 51*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 47*
- Multiple Endings
- Votes · historical
- 44*
- Dystopian
- Votes · historical
- 43*
- Comedy
- Votes · historical
- 35*
- Cinematic
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Surreal
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- Nonlinear
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- Dynamic Narration
- Votes · historical
- 31*
- Difficult
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Mouse only
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Point & Click
- Votes · historical
- 17*
- Sci-fi
- Votes · historical
- 16*
Specifications 5 · 27 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Big Finish Games*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Indie*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: OS: macOS 10.6.8 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 320 M Storage: 17 GB available space *
- Metacritic score
- 68*
- Name
- Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 or AMD Radeon R5 430 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 17 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible device *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $19.99*
- Publishers
- Big Finish Games*
- Recommendations total
- 609*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- May 8, 2014*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Big Finish Games
- Big Finish Games*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- macOS 10.6.8*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce 320 M*
- Storage
- 17 GB available space*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core2 Duo 2Ghz (4th gen)*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 or AMD Radeon R5 430*
- Graphics API
- Version 9.0c*
- Storage
- 17 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- DirectX 9.0c compatible device*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Big Finish Games
- Big Finish Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- May 8, 2014*
- Interface languages
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Adventure|Indie*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 3,178*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- good*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 22*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- platinum*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 8* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,014*
- Title
- Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 22*
- Community confidence
- good*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 8 GB*
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