Award-Winning Adventure Game The Drifter Will Arrive on Nintendo Switch Later This Month

Melbourne, Australia-based improvement duo Powerhoof’s award-winning point-and-click escapade crippled The Drifter is coming to some Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. It volition get connected June 22, 2026.

The Switch 2 mentation volition enactment up to 4K 120fps, which Powerhoof explains volition effect successful “extra crisp pixel art” and “ultra-smooth parallax scrolling.” Switch 2 players volition besides beryllium capable to power betwixt emblematic twin-stick controls, oregon a much accepted point-and-click acquisition utilizing the Joy-Con 2’s rodent functionality.

Made by Dave Lloyd and Barney Cumming, the developers of the 2014 dungeon crawler bushed ’em up Crawl, The Drifter is simply a fast-paced, 2D escapade inspired by the works of Stephen King, Michael Crichton and John Carpenter – with an injection ’70s Ozploitation films for bully measure.

The Drifter was named Game of the Year astatine the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards, wherever it besides won gongs for Excellence successful Art, Excellence successful Narrative, and Excellence successful Sound Design. It is presently disposable connected PC via Steam and GOG.com.

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