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The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco.

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Release DateJun 12, 2014
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75% (mostly positive) / 73.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)65.9% / 66.2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)28  Bottom 35% / 49
Curators16 reviews
Median Play Time5.4 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar54 minutes  Top 30%
Followers534 
Owners± 40.6K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 3.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum's Steam rating and reviews between June 2014 and April 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 84.6% (February 2016) to 69.6% (November 2019).

With 49 reviews, Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum could be a success for a hobbyist, or a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (82%), followed by Russian (6%). The player's languages are diversified, with 7 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 10 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 18 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 24 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • nostalgia
  • humor
  • cyberpunk
  • atmosphere
  • dialogue
  • improvement
  • save system
  • item info
  • no action sequences
  • interactive dialogue
  • bug
  • glitchy mouse control
  • pixel hunting
  • backtracking
  • inconsistent interactions
  • unforgiving
  • frustrating puzzles
  • clunky goto function
  • low-quality voice recordings
  • anti-climactic ending

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 75% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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