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Just from its brilliant demo, The Drifter is doing something special with the point 'n click genre

The Drifter's titular speaks in the sort of rough Aussie accent that, alongside his first person, present tense commentary ("I grab the tarp"), lends this point 'n click adventure the feeling of being a half-memory, relayed over dive bar drinks, possibly to a reluctant server. It's dreamlike, isolated, at least until it erupts into pockets of panic.


A "fast-paced point 'n click" is how the Steam page describes it. Sounds like a misnomer, but while there's no time limits as far as I could tell, The Drifter's scenario design and pacing is all about tension, danger, and desperate puzzles that feel grounded in the present moment. And, actually, I get the sense that the server's pretty into the story by this point.


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Pulp adventure thriller The Drifter looks amazing and releases July 17

The Drifter from Powerhoof is an awesome looking adventure thriller and it just got a new trailer, along with a release date reveal of July 17.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/pulp-adventure-thriller-the-drifter-looks-amazing-and-releases-july-17/

The Drifter - Launch Date Reveal

The Drifter’s finally jumping a box car to your home town, arriving July 17th!

Check out our gnarly new trailer while you wait-

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If you haven't played the demo, or need a refresher, it's available again as part of the upcoming STEAM NEXT FEST. I've set it up so progress in the demo will carry across to the full game as well!

I can't believe we're finally so close to launching! It's been a long road, but I'm really excited to get it in people's hands, I think we've cooked up something pretty special!

-Dave

The Drifter is a grimy point 'n' click adventure mixing bleak sci-fi with low-budget Aussie schlock, and there's a demo out now




Point 'n' click adventurers eat well in 2025: every week there's at least a couple of interesting ones released on Steam, like last week's Kathy Rain 2, or the week before that, Neon Hearts City. Despite my wishlist bulging with these things, I'm especially excited about The Drifter...
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The Drifter LudoNarraCon Developer Stream

[h3]Dev stream[/h3]
Join Powerhoof's Dave Lloyd (That's me!) as I show off The Drifter and chat about the inspiration and design ideas behind it!

I'm going to show some never-before seen footage of the early version of the demo with some of my programmer art like this-



And then we'll see if we can adding some of Matt and Barney's new background art over my version of this scene from later in the game! If you have any questions, I'll be answering them in the chat too!



[h3]Demo[/h3]
On top of that, The Drifter demo's available all week to try out, so get stuck into it!

[h3]- Dave[/h3]