The Drifter Reveal...
Announcing our upcoming Pulp Adventure Thriller!
Check out the steam page here for info, and follow/wishlist while you’re at it!
There’s also a press-kit with basically the same info in a much more boring layout- http://press.thedriftergame.com
I haven’t been sharing much about the Drifter until now. But I’ve been working on it, on and off, since we made Peridium back in 2017. I’m hoping to begin sharing more now that it’s out in the open and actually feels more like a real project!
We recently demoed it for the first time at PAX Aus, which worked as a great internal milestone to get a bunch of art, voices and music into the first chapter. At PAX I demoed it on Switch, where I’ve been testing a pretty experimental control scheme. I’ll have to write a blog post about that later, but I was very happy with how it was received. It’s great to feel like it’ll be at home on console, when traditionally the point ‘n click genre is so PC focused.
As for a release date- it’s a looong way off, ask me again in a year. I’m heading to AdventureX in London in a week, and I’ll show the demo there to anyone that wants to check it out, for the rest of you, you’ll have to make do with wishlisting for now!
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Are you going to release it on GOG? I don’t support Steam at all and I want this badly.
Can’t say for sure, but it’s pretty likely we’ll have a DRM-free version on itch.io, humble and maybe GoG
When will the soundtrack used in the demo be posted? I found the soundtrack so enjoyable, if I played the game I’d probably just sit there and listen to it.
That’s so good to hear! I doubt we’ll release it until the game’s done, cause there’ll be more tracks being added up until then. So you’ll have to wait a while I’m afraid!
Hype! This looks amazing, it’s great to see more of your crazy good art style!
Is there a sense of when this might be released? I’m itching to play it.
It’s a good way off I’m afraid! Ask me again in a year 😉
Did you think about crowfunding, and why not perhaps a limited stock in bigbox?
Dude. Acid knife. For gods sake man! When? Love your games BTW. 🙂
Found this game back in 2019. It’s looks so good, I’m gonna cry. ;(
this game still alive?
Yep, I’m still plugging away at it. I’ve been getting it playable as a first draft start to finish, with placeholder art and dialog, so there hasn’t been much to share. Once I’ve finished that pass, I’ll go back and do a second and start getting art in. Then there’ll be some more stuff to show.
I saw this on Alpha Beta Gamer’s channel and I thought I would look more into it! 😀
Hi! it’s still under development?
Cheers!
Greetings. Just wanted to check in on how the game’s (The Drifter) progress has been so far and if there’s a confirmed release date yet
So when will it be ready and on witch Platforms ? Also do you have the found or do you need help with some patreon ? I hope everything is fine for you guys PS: sorry for my english im french.
when is the game estimated to come out?
It’s still a long while off I’m afraid. The game’s roughly playable to the end with placeholder art and dialog now. But there’s a long road to go!
Good to know!
Take your time.
Just letting you know that people are still waiting for it under the impression of the demo 🙂
Hello, just wanted you to know that there are still people who are eagerly waiting for the game to come out. Any updates on the release date yet ?
Glad to hear it! I’m still working hard on it. No updates though I’m afraid, it’s still a long ways off
Just wanted to let you know that i love what you did with the demo, if first impressions are something to go by the this game is gonna be great, I think i saw the demo back in 2020 and goddamn am i excited, from the visuals, to the premise, the protagonist’s personality to the soundtrack, everything in there is amazing and I’m willing to wait as many years as you’ll take to finish the project. Good luck on the game developing and I hope you get your stuff done without too much delay
Thanks Gabriel, really appreciate that! It’s taking longer than we wanted, but we’re used to that by now 😉 Progress is steady, and I should have some more screenshots to share soon at least!
Hey Dave, I loved CRAWL and would love to know if DRIFTER will be a multiplayer game, and are you planing to release the game on consoles such as the Nintendo Switch?
The drifter is very much a single player game, very different style than something like crawl. But yes, I do plan to put it on switch!
Looks awesome, can’t wait!!!
How is the progress on the game? We are eager to see it!
i love that you still respond the commentaries hope the development of the game goes well
Hello, I was wondering if there have been any updates. I’ve always been a fan of pixelated, mystery, point-and-click games like The Last Door. I played the demo and it gave me a similar feeling, which was great. The game’s visuals are also stunning. Can you kindly update me on any developments? Thank you.
Damn, are you me? I love the last door and this kind of genre. Too bad there aren’t that many out there.
Really looking forward to the game. Wishlisted it on steam and played through the demo twice. Can’t wait to dig into the full release.
Looks great! Any chance of a switch release?
Yeah that’s my goal! I’ve had it running on switch and it has a control scheme specifically designed for switch (and now steamdeck) too. Feels great like that.
I am so excited for this! Any feeling of a release?
Great game,
is there a discord with updates and anything with respect to a release date? The demo grabbed me instantly!
Yeah discord’s the best place for updates, we’re on there daily- https://discord.gg/powerhoof.
Release won’t be this year though I’m afraid! Recent status update here- https://steamcommunity.com/app/1170570/discussions/0/4521135313695024473/