ADR1FT

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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 58 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 19 out of 58
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  1. 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. 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 clearIn 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
  2. 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 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 motionwaited 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
  3. 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 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.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 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
  4. 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 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 biggerFor 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
  5. 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 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 backstoryI 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
  6. LastAstronaut
    Oct 22, 2019
    10
    Although its not meant to be a VR game, this was absolutely stunning. I almost felt like a real astronaut in open space floating above Earth! Thank you devs!

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64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 40
  3. Negative: 1 out of 40
  1. Impulsegamer
    Nov 13, 2016
    80
    Other Virtual Reality games should take note as ADR1FT is not just a throw away game for the sake of showing off some cool VR gaming. It’s the real deal. Giving players a really mind enveloping gaming experience of the dangers of working and traveling in outer space. Some may say the limited environment of space gives the player very little of nothing much to do. That is not the point of the game, the developers set out with a vision and brought it to light. ADR1FT is well worth the time to play it and while not a lot of replay ability here, it is still a game that delivers.
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  2. 4P.de
    Jul 22, 2016
    52
    The immersion is fantastic – you feel at every corner that Adrift was conceived with VR in mind. But all too soon the fascination is replaced by boredom. In the end this is nothing but an impressive tech demo. [Tested with Oculus Rift]
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  3. 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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