Drifter overview

Celsius Game Studios | Mar 4, 2014 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 October 2026 - 03:39:31 UTC

Action Indie Simulation Early Access Space Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)11,244
Revenue (VGI)$98,784
Review score54% positive

Drifter dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)11,244
Revenue (VGI)$98,784
Review score54% positive
Total reviews207
Release dateMar 4, 2014
DeveloperCelsius Game Studios
PublisherCelsius Game Studios

Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Celsius Game Studios Publisher: Celsius Game Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Drifter comes from Celsius Game Studios and is published by Celsius Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Mar 4, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. 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

Drifter's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 03:39:31 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 54% positive across 207 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Drifter is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	x86 1.5 GHz	1 GB RAM	256MB OpenGL 1.5 compatable	1 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	OS X 10.6	x86-64 1.5 GHz	1 GB RAM	256MB OpenGL 1.5 compatible	1 GB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS or equivalent	x86 1.5 GHz	1 GB RAM	256MB OpenGL 1.5 compatible	1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Drifter has sold up to 11,244 units and has 179 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $98,784. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Drifter overview details

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

Steam Store description

Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky. Take on the role of a spaceship captain attempting to eke out a living among the stars by trading goods between star systems, hunting pirates for bounties, mining asteroids for valuable ore, or even becoming a pirate yourself. The choice is yours!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Drifter is listed as a game with $11.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, Simulation, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 03:39:31 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 54% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Drifter
Steam App ID	259450
Type	game
Release date	Mar 4, 2014
Developer	Celsius Game Studios
Publisher	Celsius Game Studios
Price	$11.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Action, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Categories	Single-player, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 5 October 2026 - 03:39:31 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	111
Negative reviews	96
Total reviews	207
Positive percent	54%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	179
Average playtime	135 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Mar 4, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	20 March 2018 - 04:55:34 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	5 October 2026 - 03:39:31 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	5 October 2026 - 03:39:31 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	5 October 2026 - 03:39:31 UTC

Overview tags

Simulation Indie Space Sandbox Early Access Action Open World Trading Space Sim Exploration Sci-fi Procedural Generation Singleplayer Atmospheric Mining

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/259450
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/259450/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/259450
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Drifter

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Drifter?

Drifter's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 03:39:31 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 2 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Drifter growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Drifter?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (60.6%), Canada (9.1%), Australia (7.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (49.5%), Canada (7.5%), United Kingdom (6.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (60.7%), Canada (6.7%), United Kingdom (6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42%), China (6.8%), Canada (6.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Drifter?

Drifter currently sits at 54% positive across 207 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 111 positive reviews and 96 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Drifter have?

Drifter currently has about 10K tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Drifter?

Drifter is currently listed at $11.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 179, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

54% positive, 111 positive, 96 negative

Price and discount

$11.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 4 March 2014

DLC and packages

DrifterBuy Drifter #33049$11.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP1 Processor: x86 1.5 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB OpenGL 1.5 compatable Storage: 1 GB available space

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