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It's April 2043 and you- as Tex Murphy, the last of the old-style gumshoes- find yourself racing against time in the most dangerous game of your life. What is the truth behind the rumored UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico? Why did the military suddenly shut down and seal off the Roswell complex?

Release DateJun 12, 2014
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.7% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.6%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77% Top 30% / 77.9%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)53  / 70
Curators15 reviews
Median Play Time17.4 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers597 
Owners± 37K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 2.6K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive's Steam rating and reviews between June 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (November 2015) and 81.8% (October 2019).

With 70 reviews, Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive could be a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive's review languages. The most popular language is English (79%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (7%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 9 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive for positive reviews. (The number of negative reviews was not significant.) The time played is very good, reaching 35 hours in the 80th percentile.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good acting
  • interesting story
  • brain teasers
  • historical merit
  • positive feelings
  • cool story
  • medium shots and close-ups
  • colored mood lighting
  • wardrobe changes
  • soundtrack
  • bugs
  • horribly designed puzzles
  • story filler
  • way too long
  • barely playable on Windows 10
  • broken controls
  • missed clues
  • unreliable save function
  • unfair puzzles and items
  • cringeworthy acting

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 score of 88.7%  Top 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive's review data provided by Steam. 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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