The Drifter

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

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.

In my experience, modern adventure games that try to invoke and emulate the classics from back in the day - your LucasArts, your Sierras - tend to miss the point. Yes, we loved those games and nostalgia runs strong. But let's not forget that a lot of what made these late-80ies and early-90ies games "old-school" was down to actual technical limitations of those days. And then there is another problem, almost a pet peeve of mine by this point: The tedency to go completely off the rails while trying to tell a serious, "grown-up" story. The Drifter succesfully avoids the former. It's a game that appears to be old-school but feels pleasantly modern, with some nice quality-of-life touches to that traditional adventure formula. It does jump the shark a bit, story-wise. And I don't mean the sci fi-elements - those are fine. But you need to take care to never compromise the motivation or intelligence of your characters. And, well, not to spoil anything. But there is a moment, shortly after the halfway point, where I wanted to reach into the monitor and slap some common sense into the guys. Good thing then that The Drifter's other qualities make it so easy to forgive this faux pas: The already mentioned modern design choices, the slick art and synth-beats, a thrilling mystery and a brisk - almost cinematic - pacing. All good stuff! One of the best adventures in recent memory.

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 :)

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