Reviews Nintendo Switch 2 The Drifter - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Review (Switch 2) Catch my drift? Version Reviewed: European review by Roland Ingram Thu 25th Jun 2026 Share: Captured on Nintendo Switch 2 (Docked) Maybe the Golden Age of graphic adventures was not in fact the LucasArts and Sierra era, with its Monkey Islands and Gabriel Knights back around 1990. The Golden Age might just be right now, with a quiet resurgence of brilliant games growing throughout the last decade. This latest arrival on Switch 2 (also available for Switch 1) comes from Australian indie outfit Powerhoof, and it holds its own alongside some of the genre’s best. The Drifter ’s chunky pixels might take you back to the '90s, and its counter-culture antihero and grit might even spark memories of LucasArts’ Full Throttle , but this is not such a sanitised romp. This is not Steven-Spielberg-presents The Dig .
The Drifter is sweary, violent, and grotesque. You play as Aussie low-life Mick Carter, drifting from place to place on the run from his responsibilities. He’s returning to his home town for his mother’s funeral, where he’ll be forced to face his family and their clean and wholesome lives. But when witnessing a shooting gets Mick embroiled in a string of murders and disappearances, it’s a journey that quickly fills with surprises.
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The Drifter is sweary, violent, and grotesque. You play as Aussie low-life Mick Carter, drifting from place to place on the run from his responsibilities. He’s returning to his home town for his mother’s funeral, where he’ll be forced to face his family and their clean and wholesome lives. But when witnessing a shooting gets Mick embroiled in a string of murders and disappearances, it’s a journey that quickly fills with surprises.
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