The Drifter

this was a great experience - like watching an interactive tv series with a really good direction this kind of point&click is worth playin'

Very well made and intriguing Point n Clicker.

Stumbled into this one by totally random here in Steam and saw a lot of positive reviews. I bought this on simultaneously with Locomotive and that one I really disliked, albeit fairly many positive reviews. I just thought Locomotive was boring adventure game. But The Drifter.. Now after Locomotive I was hesitant to even start another adventure title, but oh man oh man. In brief: The Drifter, IT'S AWESOME GAME !! I won't spoil this too much, but this one goes to a mix of horror (Stranger Things vibes) scifi (Groundhogs Day vibes) and suspense category and it just works overall really well. Plot was just throughout something that kept me interested in what is going to happen. Also I really liked that our protagonist here, with one of the best ever voice acting (Level of "Karlach", seriously) isn't silent, but thinks out loud very, very often. This is something that adds really much character to our protagonist. Huge kudos for maker for this one! The biggest gameplay factor, puzzles. All very well made. I can't think of a single bad puzzle and they mostly followed the logical route instead of the "use rubber chicken on a pulley" style very weird things. Characters, almost all very well written and interesting and here comes something I really wasn't expecting at all. Insanely well voice acted. There's one cop that I kinda wished to have been bit better written, but that's a minor gripe. Art style is really nice and music is really good. I really appreciated and it was so cool to see, that near ending of the game there was scene with kinda suspenseful background music and then there's bit of an bad-ass moment for player when progressing and it really felt like LucasArts iMuse as music all of the sudden transformed on-the-go to way more louder and kinda aggressive action style music. Seriously cool stuff. Also it came as total surprise that I played through this with Steam Deck, but ended up playing through completely SD attached to TV and played with normal Xbox compatible controller throughout the game, apart maybe first 30mins. Both conventional mouse control and controller option was surprisingly well made. This game deserves recognition. Best adventure game in very long time. 9/10

very engaging and fun

Great game

It's good!! Really polished, solid voice acting, great story. Worth the purchase.

a great story and interesting twist made to old school mechanics. Pays great homage to classic point and click adventure games

Those blokes at Powerhoof know how it's DONE! The voice acting, art, and plot all come together to create an excellent mystery that I couldn't put down. Like ravenously reading a real page turner or binging through a whole mystery series in a weekend.

The Drifter is a great example of how much strong writing can elevate a point-and-click adventure. The dialogue and narration are consistently sharp and engaging, and the game wastes very little time before drawing you into its mystery. I quickly found myself genuinely invested in the story and constantly curious to discover what was really happening. What begins as a dark, pulpy thriller gradually reveals a much more personal side. Beneath the murders, conspiracies and science-fiction elements lies a story about grief, guilt, depression and the instinct to run from a past that has become too painful to face. These are not particularly light themes, but they give Mick’s journey an emotional weight that makes the mystery feel more meaningful rather than merely complicated. The pacing is also remarkably good for a point-and-click adventure. The story keeps moving without sacrificing atmosphere, then becomes increasingly urgent as it approaches the final chapters. By the end, the mounting pressure and sense of danger create some genuine anxiety and make it very difficult to stop playing. Naturally, it is not completely free from the usual frustrations of the genre. A few puzzles can feel illogical or difficult to understand without some trial and error, and there are moments where a little backtracking is required. These situations are relatively rare, however, and never seriously undermined my enjoyment of the game. A very easy recommendation for fans of point-and-click adventures, particularly those who enjoy strong writing, compelling mysteries and darker, more mature stories.

At first, I was a bit confusing with the story line. Then much later, it all start to make sense but yeah, I think it's a cool story overall. Really enjoy the adventure game, it has the nostalgic touch and it doesn't feel clunky to play. Voice actings are great. The most unique about this game is the puzzle, it's not a typical puzzle adventure games. The puzzles are how you act in sequences to untangle dangerous situations. It took me a while to work out all those puzzles but it's very refreshing experience. Apart from the gameplay, I especially like the dialogue system, easy to use and building up clues, stop you wasting time on repeating dialogues.