The Drifter

The Drifter

Released Jul 2025

A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.

97% positive · 4,722 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation

The Drifter launched on July 17, 2025 as a complete, self-contained pulp adventure point-and-click game. The only DLC is the Original Soundtrack, which released on launch day — this is an add-on, not story or gameplay content. The store description presents the game as a finished narrative experience with no mention of future chapters, expansions, or ongoing content. Following launch, Powerhoof has been actively maintaining the game with a series of bug fix and quality-of-life patches through April 2026. Notable improvements include a major v1.1 update on January 12, 2026 that added Italian, French, and Spanish localization along with fan translation support, and a March 2026 patch adding Xbox controller vibration. However, none of these updates introduce new story content, levels, or gameplay expansions — they are all polish and maintenance work on the existing complete game. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced expansions, no roadmap for future content, and no developer statements suggesting additional story content is planned. The game launched as a finished narrative product and has received post-launch care consistent with a developer supporting a complete release.
Evidence
The Drifter officially launched on July 17, 2025 as a complete game, with the original soundtrack available as a separate purchase.
news post · Jul 17, 2025 source content shipped
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The only DLC is the Original Soundtrack, released on launch day. No gameplay or story DLC is listed, released or unreleased.
dlc listing · Jul 17, 2025 source content shipped
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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Powerhoof
Achievements
18
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

  • 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.

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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