Drifter
Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack…
Drifter is an indie developed by Celsius Game Studios, released 2 February 2014 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Drifter is
Drifter is an indie game developed by Celsius Game Studios and released in 2014. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky. Take on the role of a spaceship captain attempting to eke out a living among the stars by trading goods between star systems, hunting pirates for bounties, mining asteroids for valuable ore, or even becoming a pirate yourself. The choice is yours!
How it plays
Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Drifter launched on 2 February 2014, within three weeks of The Last of Us: Left Behind, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, The Banner Saga and Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us: Left Behind, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, The Banner Saga, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.
Official trailer
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