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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Posted on: July 20, 2025
Wobin
Verified ownerGames: 132 Reviews: 1
Fantastic Point and Click adventure
Solid storyline, very engaging characters, excellent mystery that slowly unravels. I never felt lost, with enough breadcrumbs leading to the next discovery.
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Posted on: September 5, 2025
xaramofais
Verified ownerGames: 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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Posted on: July 20, 2025
writerhero
Verified ownerGames: 64 Reviews: 9
Fantastic experience!
This is a must play for any fans of old school point and click adventure games. The story is original, thrilling, touching, and entertaining. The puzzles all make sense with the story and not once did I feel like the solution was randomly trying every item in my inventory. Right up there with Grim Fandango, Elroy and The Aliens, and Monkey Island. Don't skip this game! The music is right out of a 90's action movie, with great synthesier elevating the mood. This is what a game should be. Fun, engaging, and a great weekend binge!
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Posted on: September 6, 2025
LittleCritter
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 89
Mixed feelings...
This game certainly had ambitions. It's a Lovecraftian horror mystery, now it's family drama, now it's a buddy cop comedy, now it's scifi quantum action, now it's an anime boss fight and.... jeez, i was just exhauted by the end of it all. This is not what i signed up for. I wanted more of the horror mystery at the beginning... i got about 25% of that. And the MC will not STFU. He narrates EVERYTHING. I had to turn off voices and do text only so could skip through the endless exposition, to stomach the game at all. I get you were going for a Noir approach, but it's tiring as heck to have every action on screen narrated to you. Finally, chapter 7 can go straight to hell. Awful meandering about, exhausting every dialogue option, clicking on everything, praying the game will finally trigger whatever you need to proceed to the next event... just awful. Overall, i had expected so much, and got an everage Hollywood plot with very nice pixel presentation. Not terrible by any means, but... the level of polish & passion that clearly went into it left me wishing there was more depth to it all. Play it, enjoy it (except chapter 7, ugh), and then forget it ever happened.
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