The Drifter

Item: The Drifter
Rating: 96
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-21

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Summary

Gripping, compelling story with excellent voice acting
Logical, satisfying puzzles in a modern P&C
Stunning pixel art visuals and immersive atmosphere
Overall exceptional game experience, highly recommended
Lack of animations and 'fade to black' issues
Short length and limited content

Emotions

Satisfaction40%Excitement14%Joy6%Enjoyment5%Admiration5%

Reviews (sample size): 306
Helpful reviews: 87%
Unhelpful reviews: 13%
Protest reviews: 0%

96%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
4%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1296
Negative points: 135
Gameplay points: 57
Perf. points: 9
Rec. points: 183
Misc points: 30

Point	Description	Importance
Gripping and compelling story Description The game's story is consistently lauded for being gripping, compelling, and full of surprising twists and turns. Players were deeply hooked from beginning to end, appreciating its unique blend of sci-fi, thriller, and horror elements, and its masterful storytelling. Importance 78%	The game's story is consistently lauded for being gripping, compelling, and full of surprising twists and turns. Players were deeply hooked from beginning to end, appreciating its unique blend of sci-fi, thriller, and horror elements, and its masterful storytelling.	78%
Overall exceptional game experience Description Players overwhelmingly praise the game as an exceptional and highly enjoyable experience, often calling it a masterpiece within the point-and-click genre. Many consider it one of the best adventure games they've played in years, or even decades, highlighting its overall quality and engaging nature. Importance 74%	Players overwhelmingly praise the game as an exceptional and highly enjoyable experience, often calling it a masterpiece within the point-and-click genre. Many consider it one of the best adventure games they've played in years, or even decades, highlighting its overall quality and engaging nature.	74%
Logical and satisfying puzzles Description The puzzles are well-received for striking a perfect balance between challenge and accessibility. They are logical, intuitive, and rarely frustrating, often providing in-game hints to keep the story's momentum, making them satisfying to solve. Importance 66%	The puzzles are well-received for striking a perfect balance between challenge and accessibility. They are logical, intuitive, and rarely frustrating, often providing in-game hints to keep the story's momentum, making them satisfying to solve.	66%
Excellent voice acting and characters Description The voice acting is consistently highlighted as top-notch, with many reviewers praising the performances of both the main and supporting characters. This, combined with strong writing, creates well-fleshed-out and likable characters that enhance the narrative and immersion. Importance 60%	The voice acting is consistently highlighted as top-notch, with many reviewers praising the performances of both the main and supporting characters. This, combined with strong writing, creates well-fleshed-out and likable characters that enhance the narrative and immersion.	60%
Stunning pixel art visuals Description The game's pixel art style is widely praised for being stunning, gorgeous, and incredibly detailed. Reviewers appreciate the vibrant animations, dynamic lighting, and overall artistic direction, noting how it elevates the game's atmosphere and visual appeal. Importance 53%	The game's pixel art style is widely praised for being stunning, gorgeous, and incredibly detailed. Reviewers appreciate the vibrant animations, dynamic lighting, and overall artistic direction, noting how it elevates the game's atmosphere and visual appeal.	53%
Immersive and nostalgic atmosphere Description The game excels at building a strong, immersive atmosphere, often evoking a sense of nostalgia for classic adventure games. Its unique blend of noir, thriller, and sci-fi vibes, combined with excellent sound design and music, draws players into its world. Importance 36%	The game excels at building a strong, immersive atmosphere, often evoking a sense of nostalgia for classic adventure games. Its unique blend of noir, thriller, and sci-fi vibes, combined with excellent sound design and music, draws players into its world.	36%
Modern take on classic P&C Description The game is seen as a refreshing and modern take on the classic point-and-click adventure genre. It successfully blends traditional gameplay with contemporary design, pushing the genre forward while appealing to both long-time fans and newcomers. Importance 36%	The game is seen as a refreshing and modern take on the classic point-and-click adventure genre. It successfully blends traditional gameplay with contemporary design, pushing the genre forward while appealing to both long-time fans and newcomers.	36%
Great controller support Description The game features excellent and intuitive controller support, which is particularly appreciated for a point-and-click title. This makes the gameplay experience smoother and more accessible, allowing players to focus on the story without control frustrations. Importance 10%	The game features excellent and intuitive controller support, which is particularly appreciated for a point-and-click title. This makes the gameplay experience smoother and more accessible, allowing players to focus on the story without control frustrations.	10%
Superb and fitting soundtrack Description The game's musical score is consistently praised for being superb, top-notch, and perfectly fitting the mood and atmosphere. It effectively enhances both high-action and low-key moments, contributing significantly to the overall experience. Importance 9%	The game's musical score is consistently praised for being superb, top-notch, and perfectly fitting the mood and atmosphere. It effectively enhances both high-action and low-key moments, contributing significantly to the overall experience.	9%
User-friendly interface Description The game's interface is highly praised for its usability, agility, and modern feel. It simplifies inventory management and communication, ensuring a straightforward experience without common point-and-click frustrations like pixel hunting. Importance 6%	The game's interface is highly praised for its usability, agility, and modern feel. It simplifies inventory management and communication, ensuring a straightforward experience without common point-and-click frustrations like pixel hunting.	6%
Unique sci-fi horror blend Description The game delivers a unique blend of sci-fi horror and pulp novel elements, creating a mind-bending and thrilling experience. Its narrative depth, including the protagonist's internal thoughts, adds layers of immersion and intrigue. Importance 6%	The game delivers a unique blend of sci-fi horror and pulp novel elements, creating a mind-bending and thrilling experience. Its narrative depth, including the protagonist's internal thoughts, adds layers of immersion and intrigue.	6%