Indie development duo Powerhoof are today stoked to announce that their fast-paced, point and click thriller The Drifter will launch for Windows, macOS and Linux via Steam on 17 July 2025. A Nintendo Switch version is also in development and targeting a release later this year – further details of which will be announced in due course.
A demo for The Drifter is now available to download via Steam ahead of its participation in Steam Next Fest, which runs June 9 – June 16th. It features the game’s full first chapter, inviting players to experience its uniquely thrilling take on the classic adventure genre.
To coincide with the announcements, a high-octane new trailer effortlessly spotlights the game’s crunchy pixel art visuals and pulpy narrative – inspired by the works of Stephen King, John Carpenter and Michael Crichton.
The Drifter – Release Date Trailer
A classic 2D point and click adventure with the brake-lines cut – The Drifter plunges players headfirst into a web of shadowy corporations, conspiracy, murder, and the thousand year obsession of a madman.
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.
Just before his consciousness is ripped away, it is thrust back into his body. Alive again, seconds before his death. Mick is 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…
The Drifter takes its cues from modern revival of the adventure genre and focuses on serving up a tight, razor-sharp narrative – propelling the player through the story – while grounded, unobtrusive and satisfying investigative puzzles act as the sinew between punchy narrative beats.
