The Drifter
Ranked 16 of 24 adventure games by recommenders
Recommended for a gripping, high-tension story in a modernized classic adventure game; the caveat is that the puzzles are just OK.
Recommended for a gripping, high-tension story in a modernized classic adventure game; the caveat is that the puzzles are just OK.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Gripping story with strong tension
“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.”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “The science of Monkey Island: can grog dissolve a metal mug that fast?” “The Drifter is a great narrative, but the puzzles are just OK.”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “The science of Monkey Island: can grog dissolve a metal mug that fast?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Puzzles are just OK
“The Drifter is a great narrative, but the puzzles are just OK.”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “The science of Monkey Island: can grog dissolve a metal mug that fast?”
Other adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other adventure games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 61 | 11 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Grim Fandango | 41 | 8 | 84% | 3 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Myst | 31 | 7 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Monkey Island | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The DrifterThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The Drifter is a great narrative, but the puzzles are just OK.”
“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.”
“it's much more serious but I enjoyed it greatly”
“a great example of a slightly more modernized take on the classic adventure genre”
“that is worth checking out”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.