Tex Murphy: Overseer

Tex Murphy: Overseer is a detective adventure about private investigator Tex Murphy. A client hires him to investigate her father’s apparent suicide; she believes he was murdered and will do anything to prove it, while Tex is willing to do almost anything to make rent. The case uncovers a dark secret involving an elite team of specialists and something unspeakable. The team members are marked for death, setting the events of the Overseer in motion.

The investigation

You explore Anasazi ruins, hidden passages, urban landscapes and Alcatraz Island, known as the Rock, to uncover its deadly secrets. The investigation involves double-crosses, fistfights, ambushes and gun battles, and calls for wits and ingenuity to survive.

Puzzles and cast

The game has two levels of play, over 60 unique puzzles and an online hint system. Its cast includes Michael York, Rebecca Broussard, Henry Darrow and martial arts expert Richard Norton. Adrian Carr edited and directed the game.

A retold story

Overseer retells the story of Mean Streets and contradicts many events and character descriptions from the original. As part of the modern era of Tex adventures, its retelling can be considered canon.