SummaryMick Carter's been drifting a while now - never staying one place long, moving from job to job. Forced to return to his old home town, he witnesses a violent murder, is pursued by mysterious armed men, and killed. And that's just the start of Mick's problems. His consciousness ripped away, thrust back into his own body seconds before his death.... Read More
Developer:Powerhoof
The Drifter
Released On:
Jul 17, 2025
Metascore
Generally Favorable
84
User score
Generally Favorable
8.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
84
80% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
20% Mixed
8 Reviews
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Sep 16, 2025
100
Finding faults with The Drifter is as difficult as pixel hunting in classic point & click games, and therefore it naturally deserves the highest possible rating.
Jul 17, 2025
95
Belying its leisurely point-and-click gameplay, The Drifter is an incredible action-packed thrill ride with a riveting storyline that unfolds hard and fast.
User score
Generally Favorable
8.3
75% Positive
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
23% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
2% Negative
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Apr 12, 2026
10
I absolutely loved this game, it caught me by surprise. I love the voice acting, I also loved how the story kept developing. I dig the art style and I love the thriller aspect of this game, it does a great job with the atmosphere.Cool cinematics/sequences, and even though I'm not a puzzle guy, I actually enjoyed the puzzles a lot, and I loved how they devs integrated the puzzles with the story (in a technical aspect).I'm also a **** for narration that feels like I'm reading a book so bonus points there as well.I really loved this game and got hooked on it. I loved how the story kept me guessing on what was going on, while still making sense and not being out there for the sake of being out there. After finishing the game I still have questions, so I can't wait to find more about the lore! Also, solving the puzzles were so satisfying and not frustrating. Also, this game did a great job at making me feel emotions (almost making me teary-eyed or making my jaw drop), and physical feelings as well (like chills that wouldn't go away in a scene).Even if not perfect, it's a 10/10 for me, my favorite point and click/puzzle game I've played!
Jan 14, 2026
10
A breath of fresh air into a stale and old genre. Highly recommended even with some small hiccups here and there.
Jul 28, 2025
90
The Drifter's lovely art, excellent voice acting, and great writing make it a treat to play. It even has exciting gameplay, even if it can't escape all the foibles of the genre.
Jul 17, 2025
88
The Drifter is much more than a classic style adventure game. It is one of the best psychological thrillers of recent years. Giving us a powerful and intense narrative that never lets go, accompanied by a visual and sound style polished to perfection. And a plot twist that will make you throw your hands to your head.
Jul 30, 2025
80
Adventures can be so cool: The Drifter is an exciting pulp thriller with a great atmosphere.
Jul 28, 2025
70
The Drifter is a messy first attempt at the point-and-click genre from Powerhoof. The story can be frustrating at times, which can extend to the puzzles that leave you confused when returning after a long break. However, the story comes together beautifully, making the mess seem intentional and worth your time.
Dec 1, 2025
60
While The Drifter mostly succeeds as an immersive interactive novel, the experience, although solid and well paced, never quite evolves into something more than a moody two-evening adventure. What’s really a shame with Powerhoof’s creation is that while it’s a finely crafted point-and-click with great art direction and dark atmosphere, its shift from noir character drama and tense thriller to sprawling sci-fi conspiracy pulp is ultimately a disservice to the emotional potential of its arresting opening chapters.
Jul 31, 2025
10
Probably the best point-and-click adventure since Grim Fandango in '98. It doesn't have the scope of those old games, but it's not meant to. It's also not a piddling 'episodic' adventure game where you just mash things together and wander through half a storyline. The narrative is full and rich and so much more expansive than the early game would let on. It's a real journey. It's point-and-click which achieves a high-paced rhythm through the use of a novel game mechanic which forces you to remain engaged and even on-edge without resorting to bogged down timing gimmicks or the addition of other other-genre-specific mechanics that other games have relied on in the past. The characters are full and endearing, amazingly voice-acted and painstakingly animated. The narrative is compelling and twisty. The art, music and dialog clearly labors of love and dedication. For a small team to put out something together of this magnitude and precision is worthy of nothing but the highest praise.
Apr 6, 2026
7
The story, art, voice acting and gameplay are all really great. The game suffers most from writing of the female characters which is absolute trash, but thank god they don't play a larger role in the game.
Sep 9, 2025
6
This game does everything right except for the most important thing for a narrative-focused game: the story. They lost me early on and then kept going. full review:
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Jul 21, 2025
6
who releases a pc game in 2025 without windowed fullscreen? this has been a requirement for most games to be enjoyed going back at least 10 years. even if it wasn't standard before that, it was a sign that the developer actually cares about their product. this is the most basic aspect of the game, i need it to have a consistent visual display that doesnt have a box around it and doesnt clip out and minimize every time i click on another app. i might come back to give this another chance, but when i find an issue this glaring this early into the game, i have a hard time investing myself. to any devs reading this: please think about the introductory experience of your game from the moment it launches. if the interface ****, nobody is going to play it.
Aug 9, 2025
0
Notifications. Blinking notifications. They're extremely annoying. I have them on insta, on X, on FB and now in games too? No, I can't stand it, especially considering I have OCD. And you can't even disable them, there's no option. Can't play this game.
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
- Nintendo Switch 2
Initial Release Date:Jul 17, 2025
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