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Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive

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Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Description
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? And...
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Product details
1996, Access Software, ESRB Rating: Teen...
System requirements
Windows (10, 11), 1.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9...
Time to beat
15 hMain
17.5 h Main + Sides
20.5 h Completionist
16.5 h All Styles
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Description



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? And why the frequent references to the lost Mayan civilization?

The Pandora Directive features:


⭐ Unrestricted movement. The unique "Virtual World" engine allows you to slip under desks, rifle through drawers, and see the flies tanning in the light fixtures. Without the restrictions of rendered paths, you can explore Tex's three-dimensional world with full freedom of movement. 

⭐ The most replayability of any interactive movie to date. Follow one of three narrative paths leading to seven different endings. Are you a hard-nosed but honest P.I. struggling to overcome the forces of greed and corruption? Or a cynical opportunist who may have to "sell out" principles top score the big payoff? Perhaps you'll fall somewhere in between. Your choices could reveal more about yourself than you'd really like to know. 

⭐ Two levels of play. The first level offers a complete on-line hint system to help you through the tougher puzzles. The second level—for expert gamers—has no hints available but rewards players with higher bonus points, extra puzzles and locations. 

⭐ Hollywood! Enjoy the difference Hollywood cinematography, acting, editing, stuntwork, music, and direction make as the world of Tex Murphy becomes amazingly real. Cinematography and direction by Hollywood editor/director Adrian Carr (Quigley Down Under, Man From Snowy River, Power Rangers). Cast stars Barry Corbin (Northern Exposure, War Games), Tanya Roberts (View To A Kill, Beastmaster), and Kevin McCarthy (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Just Cause). Original song by blues musician Richie Havens. 


Will Tex and Chelsee finally get together... or is there a new woman in Tex's life? A secret has been buried for 3,000 years. What really happened on July 6, 1947, just outside Roswell, New Mexico? "It was no weather balloon..." This case may be too hot for even Tex to handle. Intriguing puzzles challenge your wits.

Goodies
avatars (series) in-game soundtrack TexExpert (series) manual (12 pages)
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

Mac notice: The game will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

Mac notice: The game will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
15 hMain
17.5 h Main + Sides
20.5 h Completionist
16.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04)
Release date:
{{'1996-07-31T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
3.2 GB
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Teen (Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Realistic Blood, Realistic Violence)

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We make games live forever! Since 2008 we enhance good old games ourselves, to guarantee convenience and compatibility with modern systems. Even if the original developers of the game do not support it anymore.
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What improvements we made to this game:
Changelog (18 June 2025):
  • Optimized DOSBox configuration for better performance.
  • Validated stability.
  • Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11.
Update (24 January 2020)
  • Fixed the dosboxTex4single.conf file for the Windows version. The game should no longer ask for the CD on Windows.
Update (09 January 2018)
  • Fixed a game-breaking crash in the German version of the game.
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Posted on: July 4, 2009

dbokser

Verified owner

Games: 112 Reviews: 1

Amazing game but has a few problems

The Tex Murphy series brings back so many fond memories of my childhood that of course it's risen to the status of classic. This series is always at the top of my favorite games list. The characters, the dialog, the story, all of it remind me of the times I would sit in front of the computer all night being immersed in Tex's world. The game, however, isn't perfect. If you're playing it for the first time with no nostalgia, you're probably going to tear your hair out at some of the illogical, out of the blue puzzles that were a staple of adventure gaming at the time (and probably the reason adventure games died around the time gaming took a more mainstream turn). The story twists at the end are also a reach and head squarely into camp territory. If you could get past that, then check out one of the best games to ever grace the shelves.


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Posted on: April 13, 2010

McFly

Verified owner

Games: 408 Reviews: 1

Simply the best!

Simply the best of the so-called "interactive movies". But Tex is far more than that. It's one of the best adventure series ever and the Pandora Directive is unbeaten. I remember buying the paperback novell after playing the first time (long time ago now...) and I loved both - video game and the book.


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Posted on: April 18, 2010

KahluaKid

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Games: 81 Reviews: 1

Awesome Game!

This is by far one of my most treasured games of the 90's! This game is very entertaining, funny and full of surprises. The only thing that dampened my enjoyment while playing was the constant disc swapping but wait.... now you can download Pandora Directive from GOG.COM and play it without any disc swapping!!! GOG has made my most treasured game even better! Thank You GOG!!!


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Posted on: August 16, 2010

poopmonster

Games: 3 Reviews: 1

long ago

in an age were it seemed a million titles were out a day few jems can be looked back on with enough fond thoughts to play again for me myst, riven, and the tex murphy games shine thru with PD being the best of them all if your a fan of newer games like dragon age origins and mass effect not so much for there fighting but there story and puzzles well then this is the perfect game for you


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Posted on: December 22, 2024

hogwashjoe

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Games: 76 Reviews: 1

The Pandora Directive

I loved these games when they came out. I don't know why more of them weren't made.


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