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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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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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Posted on: July 21, 2025

Duztie

Verified owner

Games: 110 Reviews: 1

New instant classic

It has it all, great sprite work, fantastic backgrounds, cool synth music soundtrack, captivating story driven by dialog and action. An instant classic, that sends thoughts back to Lucasart classics like The Dig and Full Trrottle. If you love 2D Point and click adventure games, you will love this. And just like Lucaart games, there are no fail states or dead ends, so you can enjoy the story all the way through


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Posted on: August 1, 2025

RobertAsticles

Verified owner

Games: 472 Reviews: 1

Best adventure since Indiana Jones FOA

It is very story driven and there is always only one correct solution. You will die a lot .... and you will love it. The voice acting is top notch and in combination with the soundtrack and the pixel-art it perfectly sparks your imagination.


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Posted on: July 23, 2025

dasVerderben

Verified owner

Games: 199 Reviews: 1

One of the best Point & Click Adventures

One of the best Point & Click Adventures in ages! Loved the story, presentation, everything - maybe a bit too easy, but the well-written story makes up for that tenfold :)


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Posted on: July 24, 2025

mmarkwitzz

Verified owner

Games: 110 Reviews: 6

Absolutely fantastic!

One absolutely fantastic adventure game. From the pixel art with dynamic lighting, to the voice acting and noir voiceovers to the amazing plot and plot twists! You must give this a go


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Posted on: July 20, 2025

bytekeeper

Verified owner

Games: 94 Reviews: 1

Fantastic

A homage to the games of old! And yet, much improved. Almost every screen has slight lighting effects, far better than I saw before this. The shader-effect applied also makes the pixel-art easy to watch for hours. The story - much gloomier than most older adventures, it feels "grown up". Nice twists and for the most part believable characters. It seems extremely well polished, I found a few smaller issues with mouse-overs hinting for things that did not yet happen. But other than that - very good. It's not a very difficult adventure, but the puzzles are believable, not "throw random stuff together" - and not easy either.


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