The Drifter review

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What is it? A point 'n' click "pulp adventure thriller" with true grit.
Release date July 18, 2025
Expect to pay TBC
Developer Powerhoof, Dave Lloyd
Publisher Powerhoof
Reviewed on RTX 3060 (laptop), Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAM
Steam Deck Officially "unknown", but it runs brilliantly
Link Steam

We meet Mick Carter as a homeless drifter. Due to some unspecified past trauma, he’s abandoned his settled domestic life in a nameless Australian city for a self-flagellating transient existence.