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1996PC86 % positive9.99 €

You play as the gruff detective Tex Murphy in 2043, digging into a Roswell UFO cover-up and hints of a lost Mayan civilization. The noir mystery mixes wisecracking humor with live-actor full-motion video scenes that carry the story, while puzzles punctuate the investigation.

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots of humour
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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2025PCSteam Deck verified97 % positive17.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive: a sci-fi setting, a strong story and puzzles to figure out.

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.

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