Point-and-click The Drifter launches on Switch 2 next week

The Drifter will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 next week and will be available on the original Nintendo Switch simultaneously. The game is a point-and-click adventure from indie studio Powerhoof, featuring pixel-art visuals and a story involving murder, conspiracy and shadowy corporations.

Powerhoof set identical eShop prices for both consoles at £16.75 / £19.99 and announced a free upgrade pack for players who buy the Switch version and later move to Switch 2. eShop pre-orders are available now for both models.

On Switch 2 the game offers an optional twin-stick control layout and a traditional mouse-style option. The console build supports 4K output on compatible TVs and includes a 120 frames-per-second performance mode intended to smooth parallax-scrolling backgrounds and fast animation.

The twin-stick layout is designed for controller play on a television, while the mouse option recreates a desktop point-and-click experience. The title includes dense pixel art, high-impact animation, professional voice acting and a dark-synth score.

The Drifter first released on PC and has 3,337 user reviews on Steam with an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating. The game won Game of the Year, Excellence in Narrative, Excellence in Visual Art and Excellence in Sound Design at the 2025 Australian Game Developer Awards.

Powerhoof, the studio behind Crawl and Peridium, described The Drifter as a pulp adventure thriller influenced by writers and filmmakers from the 1970s and 1980s, with references to Stephen King, Michael Crichton, John Carpenter and 1970s Australian grindhouse cinema.

The Switch 2 release is scheduled for next week. The eShop price is the same on both Switch models and the free upgrade pack applies for owners who move from Switch to Switch 2.