ADR1FT

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  • Summary: Adrift is an immersive First Person Experience (FPX) that recounts the story of an astronaut in danger. Floating quietly within the wreckage of a destroyed space station with no memories and a critically damaged EVA suit, the lone survivor struggles to understand the cause of theAdrift is an immersive First Person Experience (FPX) that recounts the story of an astronaut in danger. Floating quietly within the wreckage of a destroyed space station with no memories and a critically damaged EVA suit, the lone survivor struggles to understand the cause of the catastrophic event that killed everyone on board. The player must fight to stay alive by exploring the wreckage for precious resources and overcome the challenges of the unforgiving environment to repair the damaged emergency escape vehicle and safely return home. [505 Games]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 40
  3. Negative: 1 out of 40
  1. Digital Chumps
    Jun 12, 2016
    84
    In VR, ADR1FT is a compelling and amazing experience that I'm happy to recommend. [Tested with Rift]
  2. Game Informer
    Mar 28, 2016
    80
    If you have the choice, I’d recommend the VR version slightly over the traditional display, but not to the point where anyone should pass up a fascinating experience because one is more immersive. [VR Tested]
  3. CGMagazine
    Apr 15, 2016
    70
    An exquisite game with a great story, but control and graphical issues could hinder a player's experience.
  4. Polygon
    Mar 31, 2016
    65
    As a simulation of being marooned in space, Adrift is peerless. The sense of weightlessness, the sense of scale, just being in the world are all astonishing. But it's impossible to divorce the immersion from its mechanical failures, which sours what otherwise could have been a new high bar for narrative-centric games.
  5. games(TM)
    May 27, 2016
    60
    A game that succeeds in being like no other but falls short of realising its potential.
  6. CD-Action
    Jun 29, 2016
    55
    The visuals are fantastic, but I was disappointed with the shallow, boring story and I grew annoyed with the gameplay. What upset me the most was the lack of scientific credibility in a game about scientists on a scientific space station (e.g. why do station modules separated by an explosion suddenly stop drifting apart!?). [06/2016, p.60]
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  7. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 18, 2016
    40
    Visually beautiful trip to the ruined space station, which unfortunately gets boring soon. You won´t be killed by lack of oxygen, but mainly by boredom and frustration from the lack of content. [Issue#263]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. Krzych
    Aug 13, 2017
    9
    For what it is and what is meant to be - amazing. One of the most immersive games I have played, everything feels so real. Very high qualityFor what it is and what is meant to be - amazing. One of the most immersive games I have played, everything feels so real. Very high quality realistic graphics combined with demanding movement system that is keeping you engaged all the time recreates the situation of being left alone in space perfectly and is so believable that many things, like for example death, are making much bigger impression than they normally do in games and movies. Story may not be the best and you are thrown in the middle of action from the beginning of a game and it may be a bit confusing, but game gets better and better along with progress. Very believable and impressive game. Score of 9 may be a bit high, but 8 feels a bit low for a game that managed things mentioned above, very few games can do that. 8 is my score for games that had great potential and generally were very hood but had too many flaws to be great. This game didn't really have any major flaws and it delivered what it was meant to in an impressive fashion.… Expand
  2. PanicJohnson
    Apr 4, 2016
    8
    In terms of atmosphere and visual presentation Adr1ft is a winner. The game really hits all the right notes to ensure total immersion. TheIn terms of atmosphere and visual presentation Adr1ft is a winner. The game really hits all the right notes to ensure total immersion. The search for oxygen is tense and had me holding my breath. However, this becomes less of an issue after about a third of the game and in the end is a rather tedious affair, although admittedly it still creates tense moments when it is not quite clear where to go next and the search for the next way point ends in a spacewalk in the wrong direction.

    Although Adr1ft features a HUD with a compass and arrows that point towards the next objective, I got lost several times, mainly because I floated past a small escape hatch or broken window that the game wanted me to squeeze through throwing the HUD arrow into a wild frenzy pointing in all kinds of directions. A few times my search for the next way point turned into a bit of frustration. But then again, one could argue that such is life on a wrecked space station.

    The game is reasonably short - it took me about 5 hours to finish it - but it's not too short and did what it could with the rather limited, walking simulator-y game mechanics.

    The sound design is excellent for most parts. Yet I had two major issues.

    Firstly, for five hours I heard my character breath and wince when she bumped into some debris. But apart from names of her deceased crew mates she never utters a word. This strange silence seems a bit unnatural, especially after communications with mission control is re-established at some point. But, alas, she remains silent.

    Secondly, and at the same time my biggest problem with the game, was the soundtrack. Don't get me wrong... Debussy perfectly sets the mood for a slow paced space game in the beginning. However, the majority of originally composed electronic music is highly repetitious, in some instances obnoxiously so. I had to turn down music volume several times during my play through because the score by Adam Orth drove me batty... and I love electronic music!

    But these things aside, the game's visuals, atmosphere and overall fantastic immersion made it absolutely worth my while. If I ever get my hands on a VR headset, this might actually be the very first game I will try out.    … Expand
  4. Roke_
    Feb 15, 2017
    5
    I must state first that i did not play this game in VR which i do highly recommend as the game was immersive without so i imagine i would beI must state first that i did not play this game in VR which i do highly recommend as the game was immersive without so i imagine i would be even more with VR but the gameplay is so boring and gets so repetitive so fast also the tasks just seem meaningless as i wasn't really interested in the story but it did have a cool beginning as it throws in the deep end and does have a cool backstory to some of the characters but was disappointing overall.… Expand
  5. AstiX
    Sep 1, 2018
    2
    Game looks pretty and the space atmosphere is well done, but damn if this isn't the most boring game ever made. You spend half of the entireGame looks pretty and the space atmosphere is well done, but damn if this isn't the most boring game ever made. You spend half of the entire time chasing after oxygen bottles because you're ALWAYS low on oxygen, and the other half floating veeeery veeery sloooowly from point A to point B to repair the same things over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. I'm not overdoing it with those overs, that's literally how repetitive it gets. At times you can just leave your character floating until she hits the destination while you check your phone, do some squats and eat a sandwich. At one point I just gave up and used a trainer for unlimited oxygen. Otherwise I wouldn't have endured to the end.

    The story is broken down into pieces you're supposed to put together by listening to audio logs, but after a while I stopped caring and just skipped every audio log so I could finish the game faster and be done with it.

    It's a shame because it feels like the game had much potential, but was abandoned somewhere mid-production and released as an unfinished product because aside from looking nice it's empty and shallow.    … Expand
  6. Absynce
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    waited FOREVER for the motion VR vive controller support to ccome out to play this game. and I can't say I have been as dissapointed in ANYwaited FOREVER for the motion VR vive controller support to ccome out to play this game. and I can't say I have been as dissapointed in ANY game for VR yet as this one. you spend the ENTIRE time fighting the clumsy controls with slow response to chase down oxygen bottles, its horrible. Your entire experience of what should be an immersive VR game is spent fighting the UI and motion sickness as you roll around and bounce off things. VERY simple things like looking in a direction (which other games do by looking WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING with the headset) you have to control by lightly touching the touchpad. I dont think the people on this indy dev team who were supposed to impliment the Vive support ever even tried playing the game with it....I would fire them on the spot if they dropped this trash on my desk.

    after only 40 mins of playtime Steam refuses to refund    … Expand

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