Is Driftwood The Visual Novel free?

Yes — Driftwood The Visual Novel is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Can I play Driftwood The Visual Novel on Mac?

Yes. Driftwood The Visual Novel has a native macOS version on Steam.

Is Driftwood The Visual Novel multiplayer?

No — Steam lists Driftwood The Visual Novel as single-player only.

Is Driftwood The Visual Novel on PC Game Pass?

No — Driftwood The Visual Novel is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Driftwood The Visual Novel

Name: Driftwood The Visual Novel
Brand: Wakagana
Availability: InStock

Wakagana · August 8, 2016 · Free to Play, Casual, Visual Novel, Simulation, Indie

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About Driftwood The Visual Novel

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Driftwood The Visual Novel follows Marcus, a high school student rebuilding his life at a new boarding school on Martha's Vineyard after a traumatic incident upends everything he knew. Your choices with five compelling female characters shape Marcus's personal growth as he learns profound lessons about love, loss, and the complexities of growing up.

Driftwood is a fictional bishoujo visual novel—in short, a text-based dating simulation game (dating sim)—that follows the life of adolescent protagonist Marcus Feick from Boston, Massachusetts.

In Marcus’s junior year in high school, after asking the girl of his dreams out on a date, he finds himself caught in a catastrophic event that leaves him physically and emotionally wounded.

Because of the incident, as well as complications with his newly formed relationship, his overprotective parents decide to transfer him to a boarding school south of Boston and nearly a hundred miles away on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. This act relegates his old life to nothing but sour memories and broken promises.

At the new boarding school on Martha’s Vineyard, Marcus is introduced to a variety of cultures and personalities. The story and game focus primarily on five main female characters that can affect Marcus’s life positively or negatively based on the player’s choices.

Each character is designed to teach Marcus a profound life lesson, helping him better understand the world and the difficult process of becoming an adult.

Driftwood The Visual Novel — game info

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

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Recommended Aug 6, 2024

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Recommended Apr 11, 2024

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Not recommended Jun 16, 2026

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Recommended Oct 26, 2025

"Driftwood The Visual Novel" — атмосферная визуальная новелла с мистическим сюжетом и глубокими персонажами. История разворачивается в мрачной, но красивой обстановке, где выборы влияют на развитие событий. Графика минималистичная, но с эмоциональными деталями, а музыка усиливает настроение. Персонажи живые, с арками, которые заставляют задуматься. Однако сюжет может показаться слишком медленным для некоторых. Рекомендую тем, кто ценит атмосферу и философские оттенки.

Recommended Jul 21, 2025

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Recommended Oct 27, 2023

The library's on fire! The scribe was shaken, Endless lives worth of work, All had been taken. What cruel God? Wept the poor scholar, Destined to endure Hardship and squalor.

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