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The Drifter

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4.8/5

( 86 Reviews )

4.8

86 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
94 %
Recommend
PC Gamer
70/100
TheSixthAxis
9/10
GamingTrend
90/100
User reviews

4.8/5

( 86 Reviews )

4.8

86 Reviews

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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
9 h Main + Sides
9 h Completionist
8.5 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
9 h Main + Sides
9 h Completionist
8.5 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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Deutsch
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Posted on: October 20, 2025

Necronaut

Verified owner

Games: 353 Reviews: 2

Trippy Conspiracy Fever Dream

Beautiful pixel art, great music, trippy story but ultimately very entertaining if you enjoy sci-fi concepts, and enough heart to ground it with a message about loss. Great VAs give the characters a lot of color, and the faact the game is fully voiced was a great surprise that helps the density of the plot go down easier. The puzzles aren't always very intuitive, but looking for non-standard solutions is part of the point of the narrative and I appreciate that they force you to think beyond the obvious answers. All in all, very entertaining ride with more than enough plot-twists to keep you hooked all the way to its conclusion.


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Posted on: October 28, 2025

Odice

Verified owner

Games: 138 Reviews: 1

Amazing Story

The story is pretty good, it reminds me of old point and clicks but with some modern touches. The added story guideline on top helps so much to follow the history and there are a lot of visual cues to get what you have to do, there's even a hint mode of hotspots, but I don't think is that needed. Some of the puzzles are timed, and some are repeatable, but with pacience you can get them solved. I really loved the Story <3 congrats!


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Posted on: November 3, 2025

bibelen

Verified owner

Games: 47 Reviews: 3

Engaging with premium voice acting.

Nicely animated, never boring, perfect difficulty.


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Posted on: November 13, 2025

jawolf

Verified owner

Games: 502 Reviews: 1

Gripping point&click

Story-driven and puzzles that make sense. This is absolutely worth playing!


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Posted on: November 21, 2025

Adnansalem

Verified owner

Games: 180 Reviews: 2

very promising

im enjoying the game, the voice acting is phenomenal. i enjoy the game design though i wish it was more along the vein of fate of atlantis or full throttle when it comes to the interface.


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