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The Drifter

Powerhoof · 2025-07-17

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 18, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 18, 2025 (Linux), Jul 17, 2025 (Mac), Jun 22, 2026 (Nintendo Switch)

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.

98%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

Mick 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... Framed for the murder he witnessed, tormented by his own past, and haunted by a feeling that something followed him back from the other side... Follow Mick as he's sucked headfirst into a mad web of shadowy corporations, murder, and the thousand ye(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 272 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~34/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 96k–216k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,811 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$15.99-20%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $15.99 at Steam (2026-01-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 30 of 58 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48048020252026Week of 2025-07-17: 480 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 415 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 318 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 204 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 26 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$15.992025-07-172026-08-302025-07-17 — best price $16.992025-09-25 — best price $17.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-10-20 — best price $19.992025-11-05 — best price $19.992025-11-14 — best price $19.992025-11-19 — best price $16.992025-12-03 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $16.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-12 — best price $15.992026-01-23 — best price $16.992026-02-12 — best price $16.992026-02-28 — best price $19.992026-03-11 — best price $15.992026-03-19 — best price $15.992026-04-11 — best price $19.992026-04-23 — best price $15.992026-05-11 — best price $15.992026-05-13 — best price $15.992026-05-21 — best price $19.992026-06-15 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $15.992026-07-17 — best price $19.992026-08-01 — best price $19.992026-08-12 — best price $15.992026-08-23 — best price $19.992026-08-27 — best price $15.992026-08-29 — best price $15.992026-08-30 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
87.3%
earned "Welcoming Party"
48.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSave Anytime1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3579%18
Switch (Nintendo)180%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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