The Drifter overview

Overview

The Drifter comes from Powerhoof, Dave Lloyd and is published by Powerhoof. It arrived on Steam on Jul 17, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Mouse Only Option, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, and DualShock Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Drifter's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 15 players at 24 September 2026 - 02:50:45 UTC, with a tracked peak near 324. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 98% positive across 4,785 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Drifter is available in 5 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Drifter has sold up to 57,201 units and has 4,745 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $835,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Drifter overview details

The Drifter combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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 ano…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Drifter is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Mouse Only Option, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, and DualShock Controller Support, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 15 players at 24 September 2026 - 02:50:45 UTC, a tracked peak of 324, and 98% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

The Drifter contains horror themes, pixelated violence and blood, frequent strong language, and mature themes such as homelessness and references to drug and alcohol abuse.

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Support and legal notes

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