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Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific communit
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Tex Murphy: Mean Streets is an unusually ambitious detective adventure that blends noir mystery, science fiction, exploration, interrogation, and even flight simulation into a single experience. Developed by Access Software and published on Steam by Nightdive Studios and Atari,…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“While i enjoyed myself for the detective aspects I'm not necessarily the biggest fan of the gameplay as it certainly is very of it's time with it's control scheme. Looking forward to trying the sequels at the very least.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedLatest official news
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New Update Available Now
Hello Everyone! A new update for Mean Streets is available now which includes the following: Linux - Improved Launcher Linux - Updated Libraries and DOSBox build Mac - Upgraded to Boxer 2.0 engine. Th
New Update Available Now
Hello Everyone! A new update for Mean Streets is available now which includes the following: Linux - Improved Launcher Linux - Updated Libraries and DOSBox build Mac - Upgraded to Boxer 2.0 engine. Th
Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Action · Detective · Noir · Cyberpunk · Classic · Open World · 1980s · Mystery · Post-apocalyptic · Pixel Graphics · Story Rich (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://www.nightdivestudios.com/games/mean-streets/?utm_source=steampowered.com&utm_medium=product&utm_campaign=website%20-%20tex%20murphy%3a%20mean%20streets |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound