The Drifter
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| Developers | |
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| Powerhoof | |
| Dave Lloyd | |
| Publishers | |
| Powerhoof | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2020[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 17, 2025 |
| macOS (OS X) | July 17, 2025 |
| Linux | July 17, 2025 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 84 |
| OpenCritic | 86 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
| Themes | Contemporary |
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The Drifter is a singleplayer side view adventure and puzzle game.
General information
- Developer Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Save1.sav[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | will always display at 16:9 aspect ratio and the resolution will appear at 640x480 if higher than 3840x1440 | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | [1] |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German | ||||
| Polish | AI Translation by pikor, [1] | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by guitutilo; download. | |||
| Spanish | Fan translation. |
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | ||||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 4 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 10 compatible | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.13 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | ||||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 4 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Metal-capable Intel and AMD GPU | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, CentOS 7 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | ||||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 4 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.2 compatible | |||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2020.3.48f1
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Powerhoof presskit - The Drifter - last accessed on 2025-05-30
- "Powerhoof allows for the contents of The Drifter to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from The Drifter is legally & explicitly allowed by Powerhoof. This permission can be found in writing at https://www.powerhoof.com/press/sheet.php?p=The%20Drifter."