The Drifter

Absolute must-play for anyone that even remotely enjoys point-and-click adventures. Still a hearty recommendation even if you don't usually play them. That's how good it is. Let's go through it. The game plays like a breakneck pulp thriller. Pacing is incredible (barring a single drawn out chapter (4) with a little too much backtracking). Writing is fantastic, with a story that keeps opening up as you're pulling the threads of it. It even manages to bake in an in-universe explanation for all the reloading you do when you fail in an impressive manner. Dialogue is sharp and often quite funny, and the voice acting is top shelf. There are a lot of twists and turns, there are several compelling characters (including the protagonist) and you never quite feel like you have a handle on what will come next. There is even a bit of an emotional arc. Graphics wise well, you can see above right? Absolutely gorgeous. Music is good too - when the main theme synth hit at a climactic moment I definitely popped. Gameplay wise this is without a doubt the best point-and-click/adventure game I've ever played. Unlike almost the entirety of the rest of the genre, this game is completely devoid of "moon logic". 95% of the game was logical, possible for me to figure out without help and felt like it made sense. I did stumble on a handful of the puzzles, probably around 5 total over the entire 10h gameplay. Of those, only maybe one or two felt convoluted after looking up the solution, the rest felt like they still made sense and I may have been able to figure them out if I was a little smarter, or maybe more used to the genre. Overall a 10/10 for me. It has a narrow scope, knows exactly what it wants to be and executes on that vision as close to perfectly as you can expect. The review scores really aren't lying: you should stop reading reviews here and just buy it immedietely. You won't regret it.

This game bangs. For context, the genre of the game is not up my alley. Like at all. I've been hating point-n-clicks for decades thanks to the the point-n-clicks of the old times: odd stories, crappy puzzles (combining nuclear waste with umbrella and a fan to get a rocket propeller to fly over a fence and the like), and pixel hunting never appealed to me. I'm also not a fan of pixel graphic, and the pixel-graphic games i play, i do so despite the graphics, not because of them. Yet, this game is different and special. The pixel graphics are not that obnoxious, and even pretty at times. The puzzles make perfect sense (admittedly, i had to look up a solution for what could be described as a boss fight). And the story. Yes, the story is brilliant, well presented, and make the game worth every minute i spent on it. Without any doubt, a solid recommendation for anyone no matter what kind of games you fancy.

Just fantastic, a 10/10 for these types of narrative games. They checked every box, but not only that, they took it to the next level with really original and cool gameplay mechanics which were perfectly entwined in to the story. Unfortunately I can't go into details because it would spoil a great story but color me impressed. Whole heartedly recommend.

Este juego es como vivir uno de los mejores thrillers que jamás hayas experimentado. Simplemente, soberbio. Enhorabuena a los desarrolladores.

this game was so good!! i initially bought it because it looked so stylish, and the story, music, and gameplay were just as amazing. the art was absolutely gorgeous with a lot of memorable scenes. the story was funny and devastating and hopeful and clever all at the same time. the opening music was really what did it for me; i was immediately hooked and stayed engaged the whole way through. i genuinely wish i could play this game for the first time again lmao- absolutely recommend <3 EDITING THE REVIEW TO INCUDE HOW MUCH I LOVED THE VOICE ACTING BC I SOMEHOW FORGOT THE FIRST TIME

Absolutely fantastic game, loved the story and was such a fun and captivating ride that kept me hooked the whole way, these types of games deserved to be talk about more.

that was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crazy. really good

Das Spiel und die Story sind an sich gut, aber es sind einfach viel zu viele Quicktime Events, die es zu bestehen gilt. Ständig stirbt man und muss von vorne anfangen. Es sollte in der Spielbeschreibung etwas mehr hervorgehoben werden, dass ein nicht unerheblicher Teil des Spiels darin besteht, in der richtigen Reihenfolge bestimmte Handlungen vorzunehmen, bevor ein Timer abläuft.