Drifter, a Melbourne-developed point-and-click adventure game inspired by Australian exploitation films of the ’70s, has also been covered at several expositions, including the latest PAX AU, and was confirmed for PC release on July 17th.
It was a gloomy, shady world proposed by local developer PowerHoof, and I felt that “all gas, no brakes” was the best approach to a pulp-inspired point-and-click adventure.
After sampling a demo of the game available on Steam ahead of the game’s participation at the next fest in June, the atmosphere is choking and there’s little time to think.
Click here to try the Drifter demo on your PC.
The game follows that honorable castaway, Mick Carter. Mick Carter witnesses a horrifying murder while traveling to his hometown in his old-fashioned boxcar. He is then pursued and is perfectly suited to a pair of concrete slippers, owned in the nearby river.
He must unexpectedly wake up seconds before his death, pioneering the cliffs of great great people, navigating both the fact that he was framed for the murders he witnessed, and the feeling that he followed him from the other side. This gives a big twist to the tried and true subgenres of adventure games, and I would recommend checking out the demo at least. It features a complete first chapter of the game. This is definitely a scene setter.
There is also a Nintendo Switch version of the Drifter in development, but it is not expected to be released until later this year.
The Drifter will be released for PC on July 17, 2025.
