Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 205 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 181 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise50% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
46 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
Drifter has all the elements you would expect from a good space exploration/"simulation" game but packaged in a much more casual way, while still feeling very sandboxy with little handholding.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are simple but work really well, and the game can be played in low specs computer (it runs great on my laptop with intel HD ).
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
6 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
The game requires little to no keyboard/mouse input in gamepad mode - almost every function can be mapped to a controller.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay46 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty100% still recommend
Story80% still recommend
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Bugs100% still recommend
Multiplayer100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat67% still recommend
Interface85% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$11.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
3 points recordedtoday · $11.99
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