Melbourne, Australia-based improvement duo Powerhoof’s award-winning point-and-click journey recreation The Drifter is coming to each Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. It can arrive on June 22, 2026.
The Switch 2 model will help as much as 4K 120fps, which Powerhoof explains will lead to “additional crisp pixel artwork” and “ultra-smooth parallax scrolling.” Switch 2 gamers may also be capable to change between typical twin-stick controls, or a extra conventional point-and-click expertise utilizing the Pleasure-Con 2’s mouse performance.
Made by Dave Lloyd and Barney Cumming, the builders of the 2014 dungeon crawler beat ’em up Crawl, The Drifter is a fast-paced, 2D journey impressed by the works of Stephen King, Michael Crichton and John Carpenter – with an injection ’70s Ozploitation movies for good measure.
The Drifter was named Game of the 12 months on the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards, the place it additionally received gongs for Excellence in Artwork, Excellence in Narrative, and Excellence in Sound Design. It’s at present obtainable on PC through Steam and GOG.com.
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