
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.
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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.
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Languages: English*, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain*languages with full audio support
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Hours played at review time, across 73 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
Hits the right balance of nostalgia and new tricks. It's like Out of this World, but with point-and-click puzzles. Fun characters, great setting, and a simple but entertaining gameplay loop make a compelling combination. Memorable and repeatable. Highly recommended.
de lo mejor que jugué en aventuras gráficas este tiempo, historia muy atrapante, momentos de tensión y giros argumentales que me hicieron mal viajar varias veces. Los puzzles son sencillos pero bien orientados, nada de pixel hunting ni boludeces que se les ocurren a los de ahora. La música acompaña en todo momento. Gran decisión el poder "guardar y cerrar" el juego al finalizar un capítulo, me permitió darme cuenta que estaba rusheando el juego y así lo pude dividir en unos 5 días tranquilo vale cada centavo 10/10
A great game, great story a classic point and click adventure game, reminded me of the good old adventure games f the 1990s.
One of the most engaging stories I have had the pleasure of experiencing. Amazing cast of characters
En lo que a aventuras gráficas se refiere, los que peinamos canas (si nos queda alguna) reconocemos dos escuelas de diseño. La de Sierra, que permitía una libertad enorme pero castigaba con la muerte hasta el más estúpido desliz (como cruzar una calle sin mirar) y la de Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts) que se permitía dar un peso mayor a la narración y al ingenio del jugador para avanzar a través de puzles más o menos complicados sin el miedo de llegar a un callejón sin salida ni morir en el intento. The Drifter me ha recordado a ambas escuelas, a la vez. Por momentos parece un ejercicio de ensayo y error castigado con muertes grotescas y durante el resto es un desafío muy asequible para la mente. Y lo que une esta aparente dicotomía de corrientes de diseño es una trama realmente bien escrita, interpretada por unos personajes con una viveza enorme y un tono oscuro (me recordaba todo a un cómic de Image) que mantiene el interés constantemente y consigue dar sentido a las muertes grotescas que mencionaba anteriormente. Incluso utiliza la narración para suplir la mayor carencia del juego, que es la ausencia de animaciones únicas de los personajes en ciertos momentos de la trama. Pero seguramente, si te gustan las aventuras gráficas, habrás venido atraído por el pixel art del juego, el cual es sobresaliente. Y aunque he dicho que no hay tantas animaciones únicas como cabría esperar, The Drifter es un juego independiente y juega muy, pero que muy bien, con lo que tiene a mano: pixel art, música, actores de doblaje... para poner la atmósfera correcta en todo momento. Y honestamente, al poco de avanzar en la genial historia de este juego, uno ya se olvida de lo que podría tener de más y se centra en lo que tiene delante. Una grandiosa aventura gráfica, como las que tuvimos y siempre querremos.
It's a good game with a very interesting story. I love these mystery, point-and-click sort of games. Some of the puzzles were a little frustrating, especially with the time it takes to "go back." Overall, I'd strongly recommend this game if you love puzzles, point-and-click, and a good story.
A geniunely fun game based on time-travel, it's worth giving it a shot if you like time-loop stories.
Great game overall. Awesome story, great voice acting, great puzzles. Loved this game.
I was really surprised by this game. Not a big fan of point-and-click games in general with few exceptions. Great story, it's like you're playing inside a good 80-90s thriller. Great music, nice atmosphere and good voice acting (I played English version). No wonder this game has Overwhelmingly Positive reviews.
Halleluja ist das ein cooles, erwachsenes Spiel! Das Storytelling ist grandios und insgesamt ist The Drifter ein Grindhouse-Horror-Pulp-Streifen vom Feinsten. (Das Spiel ist deswegen ab 12, weil die Gewalt so pixelig dargestellt ist... Den Stil muss man natürlich mögen. Ich mags!) Auf jeden Fall ist das kein Spiel, das man so wegspielt und wieder vergisst. Dringende Empfehlung!
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