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The Drifter

Powerhoof · 2025-07-17

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

The Drifter is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2025, priced at $19.99, with an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 4811 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

98%
positive of 4.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (37 downloads)
9h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)
The Drifter is a pulp point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Australian developer Powerhoof for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It was released on July 17, 2025 for PC, with Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 following on June 22, 2026.

Trailer

The Drifter trailer thumbnail

The Drifter (OFFICIAL TRAILER)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 272 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~34/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,754 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 99k–222k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,928 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$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 61 of 97 observed days · $4.00 above the 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$15.992025-07-172026-10-142025-07-17 — best price $16.992025-09-29 — best price $17.992025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-10-28 — best price $17.992025-11-14 — best price $19.992025-12-02 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $16.992026-01-08 — best price $16.992026-01-23 — best price $16.992026-02-20 — best price $15.992026-03-11 — best price $15.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-23 — best price $15.992026-05-12 — best price $19.992026-05-21 — best price $19.992026-06-17 — best price $15.992026-07-17 — best price $19.992026-08-07 — best price $16.992026-08-23 — best price $19.992026-08-28 — best price $15.992026-08-31 — best price $15.992026-09-03 — best price $15.992026-09-06 — best price $15.992026-09-09 — best price $15.992026-09-12 — best price $19.992026-09-15 — best price $19.992026-09-18 — best price $15.992026-09-21 — best price $15.992026-09-24 — best price $15.992026-09-27 — best price $15.992026-09-30 — best price $15.992026-10-03 — best price $15.992026-10-06 — best price $15.992026-10-09 — best price $19.992026-10-12 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

415402026-06-03 — 167 pageviews2026-06-07 — 94 pageviews2026-06-11 — 103 pageviews2026-06-15 — 178 pageviews2026-06-19 — 100 pageviews2026-06-23 — 249 pageviews2026-06-27 — 163 pageviews2026-07-01 — 92 pageviews2026-07-05 — 128 pageviews2026-07-09 — 61 pageviews2026-07-13 — 87 pageviews2026-07-17 — 41 pageviews2026-07-21 — 48 pageviews2026-07-25 — 51 pageviews2026-07-29 — 58 pageviews2026-08-02 — 62 pageviews2026-08-06 — 56 pageviews2026-08-10 — 55 pageviews2026-08-14 — 60 pageviews2026-08-18 — 63 pageviews2026-08-22 — 43 pageviews2026-08-26 — 49 pageviews2026-08-30 — 80 pageviews2026-09-03 — 415 pageviews2026-09-07 — 98 pageviews2026-09-11 — 100 pageviews2026-09-15 — 142 pageviews2026-09-19 — 90 pageviews2026-09-23 — 57 pageviews2026-09-27 — 67 pageviews2026-10-01 — 60 pageviews2026-10-05 — 81 pageviews2026-10-09 — 94 pageviews2026-10-12 — 88 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-07-17 (Steam store data)

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.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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