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Pulp Adventure Game The Drifter Announces July Release Date

Get taken on an amazing pixel art thriller as the pulp adventure title The Drifter will be released for PC via Steam in mid-July

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  • The Drifter, a fast-paced 2D point and click adventure, launches on Steam in mid-July.
  • Play as Mick Carter, framed for murder and thrust into a bizarre web of conspiracy and danger.
  • Experience a pulp thriller with unique die-and-rewind mechanics to outsmart shadowy pursuers.
  • Focused on tight storytelling and practical puzzles for a streamlined, investigative gameplay feel.

Indie game developer Dave Lloyd and publisher Powerhoof have revealed the official release date for their upcoming game, The Drifter. If you haven't seen the game before, you play as the titular character who has found himself in the middle of a strange occurrence, and now it's up to you to get to the bottom of it before you take the blame for it all. But not everything is as it seems as you find yourself with the ability to die and comeback to life moments before you died. Enjoy the game's trailer and info here as it will be released on July 17 for PC via Steam, with a Nintendo Switch version on the way.

Pulp Adventure Game The Drifter Announces July Release Date
Credit: Powerhoof

The Drifter

Mick Carter's been drifting a while now- moving from job to job, never staying in one place long. Jumping a box-car to his old hometown, he witnesses a violent murder, is pursued by hi-tech soldiers, thrown in a reservoir, and drowned. And that's just the start of Mick's problems. His consciousness ripped away, thrust back into his own body seconds before his death… 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… Follow Mick as he's sucked headfirst into a lunatic web of shadowy corporations, murder, and the thousand-year obsession of a madman.

The Drifter is our take on a classic 2d point and click adventure, with the brake-lines cut. The focus is on fast-paced storytelling, with puzzle-solving being the glue that ties it together. Mick's a practical guy, and so puzzles are down-to-earth too, designed to be unobtrusive, and give an investigative feel. We're keeping the pacing quick and lean, you'll never be wandering around lost or confused- Mick is propelled through the story at a good clip, from one situation to another, with barely a moment to catch his breath. One minute you'll be crafting a Molotov cocktail from a bottle of over-proof rum, the next interrogating a crooked neurosurgeon before swinging from a high-rise window by a fraying extension lead.

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Gavin is the current Games Editor for Bleeding Cool. He has been a lifelong geek who can chat with you about comics, television, video games, and even pro wrestling. Follow @TheGavinSheehan on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, and Hive, for random pictures and musings.
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