Video Games
‘Drifter’ Has You Coming Back From The Dead to Solve a Murder
Indie dev Powerhoof has announced a “Pulp Adventure Thriller” in Drifter, which at first glance, reeks (in a good way) of the same stuff in the story that made games like Max Payne so good.
You are Mick Carter, a drifter who after returning to his old home town, witnesses a gruesome murder before meeting his own death at the hands of mystery assailants. In a weird turn of events, Mick regains consciousness a few seconds before his death, only this time he’s been framed for the original murder. You now have to clear your name while also finding out who’s hunting you, and why.
Now while the game will control like a traditional point-and-click adventure game, the puzzles will be “down-to-earth [and] unobtrusive”. Furthermore, the emphasis is on the story. “We’re keeping the pacing quick and lean, you’ll never be wandering around lost for long periods — Mick is propelled through the story at a good clip, from one situation to another,” the team says.
The game will be out on Steam, but in classic Valve talk, the release date is a “when it’s done” scenario.
After a few delays that resulted in the game missing its original June release, Kwalee and Australian solo indie developer Bun Muen‘s co-op detective horror title Shift at Midnight has finally launched on PC via Steam and itch.io, and the Xbox Series. Steam users can grab a 10% launch discount from now until July 29.
Shift at Midnight is an online co-op title for up to 3 players, where you and your friends work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate their customers at a local gas station. Managing a gas station is tough work, as you’ll need to keep your stock shelves full and sell enough products to meet your quota each night, take deliveries and keep your store tidy.
At the same time, you’ll need to interrogate each customer as you serve – as some are not human and are in fact doppelgangers.To do so, you may ask each customer five questions, examine their ID, cross-check their details in the computer, and observe their behaviour.
If you miss one doppelganger, they will return later that shift to try and kill you and your friends. To prevent this, you must take the obvious route and execute them on site. If you mess up, be prepared to set traps, barricade the doors and hide as the doppelgangers return as monsters.