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The Drifter is a classic-style point-and-click adventure that prioritizes story and an investigative feel over obtuse puzzles. Its pacing is lean and the grounded puzzles keep the plot moving briskly.
What defines The Drifter:
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The closest matches for The Drifter are Shardlight, Gemini Rue and Kathy Rain. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Drifter special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
95 %
Best match
A grim point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world, where a young woman infected with a deadly plague hunts for a cure in an oppressive society. Inventory puzzles and conversations drive the story.
94 % 7.99 €
Strong, story-driven narrative
An atmospheric neo-noir pixel-art point-and-click adventure where you alternate between an assassin hunting for his brother and an amnesiac patient in a sinister facility. Its bleak sci-fi mystery and twists drive the whole experience.
94 % −90 %Strong, story-driven narrative
A story-driven point-and-click adventure set in the 90s: as journalism student Kathy you investigate your grandfather's mysterious death. Moody mystery, pixel art and classic inventory puzzles shape the journey.
94 %
Focus on a single character
An interactive movie in the style of the TV show: as FBI agent Craig Willmore you use point-and-click to search for the missing Mulder and Scully. Live-action video sequences with real actors deliver authentic X-Files atmosphere.
93 % 14.99 €
Strong, story-driven narrative
A story-driven cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in 2087, where you switch between three characters to uncover a deadly conspiracy in an AI-run city. Classic inventory puzzles and a dense mystery plot are the focus.
92 % 5.69 €
Puzzles and brain teasers
As a time-traveling detective who can only rely on sound, you eavesdrop on conversations at past crime scenes and piece together the timeline of each case yourself. An unusual, audio-driven mystery with non-linear storytelling.
92 % 9.75 €
Focus on a single character
A classic-style text-driven detective adventure in the vein of Famicom Detective Club, where you question people, gather clues and solve a crime in the Ise-Shima region. Story takes center stage, with no combat at all.
92 % −80 %Strong, story-driven narrative
A sci-fi Nordic noir adventure where you play a cybernetically enhanced detective solving murders in a post-AI world. Your choices and interrogation approaches shape the story, alongside classic point-and-click puzzles.
92 % 6.89 €
Strong, story-driven narrative
A retired senior inspector reopens an old case in a narrative detective adventure, uncovering lie after lie among the people around the victim. The focus is on memories, questioning and piecing the truth together.
91 % 9.99 €
Puzzles and brain teasers
A dark point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world where a plague dissolves people and time itself. You solve inventory and environmental puzzles while uncovering an oppressive, mysterious story.