A Gorgeous Point-And-Click Adventure With The Spirit Of John Carpenter Is Free To Try On Steam
Robin Bea
created: May 29, 2025, 2 p.m. | updated: June 3, 2025, 2:57 p.m.
Point-and-click games will never dominate the industry again, but they never went away either, and they’re having a renaissance if you know where to look.
Mick escapes, setting off a story that Powerhoof says is inspired by Stephen King, Michael Crichton, and John Carpenter.
The Drifter’s demo is only around half an hour long, but it shows a huge amount of promise.
PowerhoofAs a point-and-click game, The Drifter’s main mode of interaction is puzzles, and so far, the game seems to be on the right track.
Since this is the game’s opening, there’s nothing too tricky on display yet, but it doesn’t suffer from the sometimes opaque way that point-and-click games can present their puzzles.
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