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The Drifter

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4.8/5

( 69 Reviews )

4.8

69 Reviews

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The Drifter
Description
A Pulp Adventure Thriller from the minds that brought you Peridium and Crawl. An engrossing roller-coaster of a story- Drawing on King, Crichton and Carpenter, with a dash of 70s Aussie grindhouse. Point 'n Click or Controller- Unique twin-stick controls make The Drifter as comfy to play on...
Critics reviews
95 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
70/100
TheSixthAxis
9/10
CGMagazine
8/10
User reviews

4.8/5

( 69 Reviews )

4.8

69 Reviews

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2025, Powerhoof, ...
System requirements
Windows 10 64-bit, 2.8 GHz Dual Core Processor or equivalent, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA since 2006 (GeForce...
DLCs
The Drifter Original Soundtrack
Time to beat
8 hMain
8.5 h Main + Sides
9 h Completionist
8 h All Styles
Description


  • A Pulp Adventure Thriller from the minds that brought you Peridium and Crawl.
  • An engrossing roller-coaster of a story- Drawing on King, Crichton and Carpenter, with a dash of 70s Aussie grindhouse.
  • Point 'n Click or Controller- Unique twin-stick controls make The Drifter as comfy to play on the couch as at your PC.
  • Bursting with raw crunchy pixel art and high-impact animation.
  • Professionally voice acted, with a brooding dark-synth cinematic score.

 


Mick Carter's been drifting a while now- moving from job to job, never staying one place long. Jumping a box-car to his old home town, he witnesses a violent murder, is pursued by hi-tech soldiers, thrown in a reservoir and drowned.

 

And that's just the start of Mick's problems.

 

His consciousness ripped away, thrust back into his own body seconds before his death...

Framed for the killing he witnessed, tormented by his own past, and haunted by the feeling that something followed him back from the other side...

 

Follow Mick as he's sucked headfirst into a lunatic web of shadowy corporations, murder, and the thousand-year obsession of a madman.

 


The Drifter is our take on a classic 2d point and click adventure, with the brake-lines cut. The focus is on fast-paced storytelling, with puzzle-solving being the glue that ties it together. Mick's a practical guy, and so puzzles are down-to-earth too, designed to be unobtrusive, and give an investigative feel.

 

We're keeping the pacing quick and lean, you'll never be wandering around lost or confused- Mick is propelled through the story at a good clip, from one situation to another, with barely a moment to catch his breath. One minute you'll be crafting a Molotov cocktail from a bottle of over-proof rum, the next interrogating a crooked neurosurgeon before swinging from a high-rise window by a fraying extension lead.

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Contents
Standard Edition
Pixels and Synths Bundle
Soundtrack (MP3)
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
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
8 hMain
8.5 h Main + Sides
9 h Completionist
8 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (12+)
Release date:
{{'2025-07-17T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
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Size:
674 MB

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English
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Posted on: August 31, 2025

chypps

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Games: 108 Reviews: 3

Great Stephen King like story

An excellent point-and-click adventure with a Stephen King-like story!


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Posted on: August 31, 2025

sokac

Verified owner

Games: 137 Reviews: 1

Great game

One of the best point and click games i played in some time. Great story, great voice acting... So much action for this kind of game- not a second boring... I need more of this. Please continue making great games like this one!


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Posted on: August 31, 2025

zerstorer228

Verified owner

Games: 278 Reviews: 2

Very solid, stylish adventure game.

Grungy, intense adventure with a great synthwave soundtrack. Surprisingly good puzzle design, as I rarely felt like I got lost or stuck. I can't ignore that a lot of the custom animations for actions are omitted, instead just cutting to black with a narration. What animations there are look great though. It doesn't detract too much from the final experience.


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Posted on: September 1, 2025

Kaldaien2

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Games: 29 Reviews: 1

How is this game so cheap?

Game's so good I feel like I ripped the developer off.


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Posted on: September 5, 2025

xaramofais

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 2

Masterpiece

The Drifter is an absolute MASTERPIECE of a point-and-click adventure! This is truly a love letter to the classic genre, featuring stunning pixel art, captivating story and superb voice acting and soundtrack. Every frame is made with love, and it shows. I really hope it inspires more games like it, and why not, even a movie adaptation would be fantastic! One thing I wish modern adventures this good will include is a "Classic" difficulty mode where it'll skip some hints (or even alter puzzles) for an even more hardcore challenge giving an excuse to spend more time immersed in the world. An incredible achievement! Bravo!


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