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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 by composer Danny Baranowsky.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Tons of potential, but in my mind not really ready for even early access. The tutorial was frustrating to figure out, the radial menu is very much not clear. My main problem though is the game is paced way too slow. My first mission I got wanted me to deliver an object to…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I know this game has missed its original launch window by a lot, however I am so glad they aren't rushing. Even looking at the 8 months since last beta release would make you think this is not worth investing in as it may turn out as vapourware. I'd implore you to follow the…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“There is nothing happening with this game aside from meaningless trade item updates. Whats actually wrong: 1. No factions. This alone breaks the game by it's very nature. There are things to do like trading and mining but these things are pointless given the fact that you can…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Drifter 0.8.4 is out!
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5725507/d8b49c6aa5516cf5d31e26bbeed9a0dbdc864f19.jpg It's been far too long! Drifter 0.8.4 is now live! This is the fifth release
Drifter 0.8.4 is out!
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5725507/d8b49c6aa5516cf5d31e26bbeed9a0dbdc864f19.jpg It's been far too long! Drifter 0.8.4 is now live! This is the fifth release
Drifter 0.8.3 is out!
http://celsiusgs.com/drifter/images/releasenotes/0.8.3/0.8.3.header.png Drifter 0.8.3 is now live! This is the fourth release in the 0.8.x series, codename "Event Horizon". We've finally converted the
Drifter 0.8.3 is out!
http://celsiusgs.com/drifter/images/releasenotes/0.8.3/0.8.3.header.png Drifter 0.8.3 is now live! This is the fourth release in the 0.8.x series, codename "Event Horizon". We've finally converted the
Drifter 0.8.2 is out!
http://celsiusgs.com/drifter/images/releasenotes/0.8.2/0.8.2.header.png Drifter 0.8.2 is now live! This is the third release in the 0.8.x series, codename "Event Horizon". We've finally fixed the bug
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Simulation · Indie · Space · Sandbox · Early Access · Action · Open World · Trading · Space Sim · Exploration · Sci-fi · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://celsiusgs.com/drifter/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP1 Processor: x86 1.5 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB OpenGL 1.5 compatable Storage: 1 GB available space