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1998PC50 % positive9.99 €

You step into the worn shoes of hard-boiled private eye Tex Murphy, who starts digging into a supposed suicide that hides something far darker. Live-action cutscenes, dry humor and point-and-click puzzles give it its distinctive noir-flavored charm.

Sci-fi setting
Strong, story-driven narrative
Lots of humour
Puzzles and brain teasers

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The closest matches for Tex Murphy: Overseer are AI: The Somnium Files, No Sleep for Kaname Date: From AI - The Somnium Files and Elroy and the Aliens. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Tex Murphy: Overseer special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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AI: The Somnium Files

92 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable92 % positive19.99 €

A visual novel mystery by Kotaro Uchikoshi where you play detective Kaname Date hunting a serial killer by diving into suspects' dreams (Somnium). Branching story paths, quirky humor and sharp twists drive a gripping narrative.

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No Sleep for Kaname Date: From AI - The Somnium Files

Strong, story-driven narrative

A story-driven detective adventure where Kaname Date and his AI-ball partner Aiba combine investigations, dream-world Somnium sequences and escape-room puzzles to crack a deadly escape-game case. Thriller twists, quirky humor and clever puzzles carry the experience.

Elroy and the Aliens

Sci-fi setting

You explore a 1993 desert full of talking robots, ghosts and buried alien technology in this point-and-click adventure. The search for a long-lost father blends clever puzzles, comedy and a quiet undercurrent of melancholy.

AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative

Strong, story-driven narrative

A story-driven detective adventure where you hunt a serial killer as an agent alongside your AI partner. Surreal dream investigations with puzzles, quirky humor and branching story paths set it apart.

Technobabylon

Puzzles and brain teasers

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The X-Files Game

Accessible and relaxed

An interactive movie in the style of the TV show: as FBI agent Craig Willmore you use point-and-click to search for the missing Mulder and Scully. Live-action video sequences with real actors deliver authentic X-Files atmosphere.

Nobody Wants to Die

Lavish presentation

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Beneath a Steel Sky

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The Turing Test

Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter's moon Europa, where you play engineer Ava Turing solving chambers built on energy and physics puzzles. Along the way it reflects on artificial intelligence, morality and what consciousness really means.

Steins;Gate Elite

Strong, story-driven narrative

A visual novel remake about a group of amateur inventors who send messages to the past and tangle with time itself. The Elite version swaps the static art for animated footage from the anime, keeping the gripping, emotional time-travel story intact.