The Drifter
Powerhoof Developer
Powerhoof Publisher
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The Drifter - Launch Date Reveal
[ 2025-05-30 03:25:51 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Drifters finally jumping a box car to your home town, arriving July 17th! Check out our gnarly new trailer while you wait- [previewyoutube=dAJ1LQVqWWE;full][/previewyoutube] If you haven't played the demo, or need a refresher, it's available again as part of the upcoming STEAM NEXT FEST. I've set it up so progress in the demo will carry across to the full game as well! I can't believe we're finally so close to launching! It's been a long road, but I'm really excited to get it in people's hands, I think we've cooked up something pretty special! -Dave
[ 2025-05-30 03:25:51 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Drifter LudoNarraCon Developer Stream
Join Powerhoof's Dave Lloyd (That's me!) as I show off The Drifter and chat about the inspiration and design ideas behind it! I'm going to show some never-before seen footage of the early version of the demo with some of my programmer art like this-
And then we'll see if we can adding some of Matt and Barney's new background art over my version of this scene from later in the game! If you have any questions, I'll be answering them in the chat too!
On top of that, The Drifter demo's available all week to try out, so get stuck into it!
[ 2024-05-09 21:35:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Dev stream
Join Powerhoof's Dave Lloyd (That's me!) as I show off The Drifter and chat about the inspiration and design ideas behind it! I'm going to show some never-before seen footage of the early version of the demo with some of my programmer art like this-
And then we'll see if we can adding some of Matt and Barney's new background art over my version of this scene from later in the game! If you have any questions, I'll be answering them in the chat too!
Demo
On top of that, The Drifter demo's available all week to try out, so get stuck into it!
- Dave
[ 2024-05-09 21:35:20 CET ] [ Original post ]
Investigate The Drifter Demo during the Steam Mystery Fest!
We've been working hard on The Drifter, and the Steam Mystery fest felt like a great time to show off some of what we've been doing!
The updated demo is live, so if you've missed it so far, you have this week to check it out! If you've played before, it's the same section, but with some spit and polish and a trailer at the end teasing never before seen gameplay.
We've got a bunch of new screenshots we're sharing on the steam page too, so check it out if you haven't for a while.
The game's also running great on Steam Deck, with it's unique dual-stick interaction controls, if you have a deck, be sure to check it out!
The game's still a while away from releasing, or even announcing a release date... but the whole game is playable with placeholder art and temp dialog, and we have 3 artists on board now, so we're starting to really churn through content! To keep up to date with development, or if you just wanna hang and chat, jump in our discord! Cheers! Dave
[ 2023-02-21 07:09:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
Something's rotten in the city of Mawson.
We've been working hard on The Drifter, and the Steam Mystery fest felt like a great time to show off some of what we've been doing!
Updated Demo
The updated demo is live, so if you've missed it so far, you have this week to check it out! If you've played before, it's the same section, but with some spit and polish and a trailer at the end teasing never before seen gameplay.
New screenshots
We've got a bunch of new screenshots we're sharing on the steam page too, so check it out if you haven't for a while.
Steam deck support
The game's also running great on Steam Deck, with it's unique dual-stick interaction controls, if you have a deck, be sure to check it out!
Progress
The game's still a while away from releasing, or even announcing a release date... but the whole game is playable with placeholder art and temp dialog, and we have 3 artists on board now, so we're starting to really churn through content! To keep up to date with development, or if you just wanna hang and chat, jump in our discord! Cheers! Dave
[ 2023-02-21 07:09:41 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Drifter Dev Diaries!
Or watch the first ep right here- [previewyoutube=mivFQB7DAmI;full][/previewyoutube] I'm just recording these during a twitch stream, and uploading without editing, so they're nice and raw and unpolished. But that also means it doesn't take time away from development, and I'll actually keep up with making them! So check them out if you're keen to see what's been happening on the Drifter!
[ 2022-07-21 05:37:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hullo, Dave here! I've recently starting recording little developer diary videos for The Drifter during a dev stream, and sticking them up on youtube. In each I talk about or share some stuff we've been working on, and also talk a bit about a topic, either something about the Drifter, or related to adventure game development in general.
Check out the whole playlist on youtube!
Or watch the first ep right here- [previewyoutube=mivFQB7DAmI;full][/previewyoutube] I'm just recording these during a twitch stream, and uploading without editing, so they're nice and raw and unpolished. But that also means it doesn't take time away from development, and I'll actually keep up with making them! So check them out if you're keen to see what's been happening on the Drifter!
[ 2022-07-21 05:37:21 CET ] [ Original post ]
The Drifter Demo Dev Stream
Join Powerhoof's Dave Lloyd (That's me!) as I play through the demo of my game The Drifter, and blather on about its development. I'm gonna go into details about the idea behind the game, inspirations, the control scheme, and my approach to writing and puzzle design. If you have any questions, I'll be answering them in the chat too!
On top of that, The Drifter demo's available all week to try out, so get stuck into it!
On top of THAT, our past games Crawl, and Regular Human Basketball will be on sale for the duration of the event! Check out ours, and other Melbourne Games week games on sale here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/migw2021
I'll be going into this in the stream, but I've recently got a first draft of the whole game playable, albeit in an extreeeemly rough state, so for the first time since putting the demo together, I'm getting new actual real art from a real actual artist into the game.
^ Here's some of characters from the second chapter! Anyway, my hope is that now I'm at this stage, and I know what the whole game even is, I'll be able to start sharing more as we continue building the thing!
[ 2021-09-30 17:00:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Dev stream
Join Powerhoof's Dave Lloyd (That's me!) as I play through the demo of my game The Drifter, and blather on about its development. I'm gonna go into details about the idea behind the game, inspirations, the control scheme, and my approach to writing and puzzle design. If you have any questions, I'll be answering them in the chat too!
Demo
On top of that, The Drifter demo's available all week to try out, so get stuck into it!
Sale
On top of THAT, our past games Crawl, and Regular Human Basketball will be on sale for the duration of the event! Check out ours, and other Melbourne Games week games on sale here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/migw2021
Update on The Drifter
I'll be going into this in the stream, but I've recently got a first draft of the whole game playable, albeit in an extreeeemly rough state, so for the first time since putting the demo together, I'm getting new actual real art from a real actual artist into the game.
^ Here's some of characters from the second chapter! Anyway, my hope is that now I'm at this stage, and I know what the whole game even is, I'll be able to start sharing more as we continue building the thing!
- Dave
[ 2021-09-30 17:00:52 CET ] [ Original post ]
Play The Drifter Demo during The Big Adventure Event
[ 2021-01-21 20:55:40 CET ] [ Original post ]
As part of The Big Adventure Event on Steam, you'll be able to play an early sneak-peek demo of The Drifter! The devs (well, Dave at least) will be lurking in the steam community forums, so feel free to ask any questions there. You'll only be able to play for the duration of the event, until January 25. So don't miss out!
[ 2021-01-21 20:55:40 CET ] [ Original post ]
FEATURES
- A Pulp Adventure Thriller from the minds that brought you Crawl and Peridium
- An engrossing roller-coaster of a story - Drawing on King, Crichton and Carpenter, with a dash of 70s Ozploitation.
- Point 'N Click or Controller - Featuring unique LOOK-360™* technology (*not actually a trademark)
- Brooding dark-synth cinematic score
- Fully voiced - Featuring the vocal stylings of Adrian "YeOldShimpEyes" Vaughan and many others
SYNOPSIS
Mick Carter's been drifting a while now - never staying one place long, moving from job to job. Forced to return to his old home town, he witnesses a violent murder, is pursued by mysterious armed men, and killed.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 murder he witnessed, tormented by his own past, and haunted by a feeling that something followed him back from the other side...
Follow Mick as he's sucked headfirst into a mad web of shadowy corporations, murder, and the thousand year obsession of a madman.
GAMEPLAY
The Drifter is a 2d point and click adventure in the classic style. Taking cues from the recent revival of the genre there is an emphasis on story, with puzzle solving being the glue that ties it together rather than the focus. Mick's a pretty practical guy, and so puzzles are down-to-earth, designed to be unobtrusive, and give an investigative feel. We're keeping the pacing is quick and lean, you'll never be wandering around lost for long periods - Mick is propelled through the story at a good clip, from one situation to another, with barely a moment to catch his breath.MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu - glibc 2.15+. 32/64-bit
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalentMemory: 3 GB RAM
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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