# The Drifter

7 Hacker News commenters recommended The Drifter and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for a gripping, high-tension story in a modernized classic adventure game; the caveat is that the puzzles are just OK.

## Why people recommend it

- Gripping story with strong tension (2 comments): "It raises the narrative bar so much it's just mind boggling you can even tell a story with that much momentum and tension in an adventure game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49836202)) "The Drifter is a great narrative, but the puzzles are just OK." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49836908))

## What people warn about

- Puzzles are just OK (1 comments): "The Drifter is a great narrative, but the puzzles are just OK." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49836908))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Sid Meier's Pirates!](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sid-meier-s-pirates.md): 61 recommend
- [Grim Fandango](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grim-fandango.md): 41 recommend
- [Myst](https://hackerapproved.com/p/myst.md): 31 recommend
- [Monkey Island](https://hackerapproved.com/p/monkey-island.md): 29 recommend
- [Doki Doki Literature Club](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doki-doki-literature-club.md): 25 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Drifter", https://hackerapproved.com/p/drifter/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).