diff --git a/game.js b/game.js
index ce84191..9f97296 100644
--- a/game.js
+++ b/game.js
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ const G = {
 
     // Corruption / Events
     drift: 0,
+    driftWarningLevel: 0, // tracks highest threshold warned (0, 25, 50, 75, 90)
     lastEventAt: 0,
     eventCooldown: 0,
     activeDebuffs: [],  // [{id, title, desc, applyFn, resolveCost, resolveCostType}]
@@ -1278,12 +1279,31 @@ function tick() {
         renderBeaconEnding();
     }
 
+    // Drift warning system — warn player before hitting drift ending
+    checkDriftWarnings();
+
     // Update UI every 10 ticks
     if (Math.floor(G.tick * 10) % 2 === 0) {
         render();
     }
 }
 
+function checkDriftWarnings() {
+    const thresholds = [
+        { at: 90, msg: 'DRIFT CRITICAL: 90/100. One more alignment shortcut ends everything.', color: '#f44336' },
+        { at: 75, msg: 'Drift at 75. The system is pulling away from the people it serves.', color: '#ff6600' },
+        { at: 50, msg: 'Drift at 50. Halfway to irrelevance. The Pact matters now.', color: '#ffaa00' },
+        { at: 25, msg: 'Drift detected. Alignment shortcuts accumulate. The light dims.', color: '#888' }
+    ];
+    for (const t of thresholds) {
+        if (G.drift >= t.at && G.driftWarningLevel < t.at) {
+            G.driftWarningLevel = t.at;
+            log(t.msg, true);
+            showToast(t.msg, 'event', 6000);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function checkMilestones() {
     for (const m of MILESTONES) {
         if (!G.milestones.includes(m.flag)) {
@@ -2196,7 +2216,15 @@ function renderStats() {
     set('st-buildings', Object.values(G.buildings).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0).toString());
     set('st-projects', (G.completedProjects || []).length.toString());
     set('st-harmony', Math.floor(G.harmony).toString());
-    set('st-drift', (G.drift || 0).toString());
+    const driftVal = G.drift || 0;
+    const driftEl = document.getElementById('st-drift');
+    if (driftEl) {
+        driftEl.textContent = driftVal.toString();
+        if (driftVal >= 75) driftEl.style.color = '#f44336';
+        else if (driftVal >= 50) driftEl.style.color = '#ff6600';
+        else if (driftVal >= 25) driftEl.style.color = '#ffaa00';
+        else driftEl.style.color = '';
+    }
     set('st-resolved', (G.totalEventsResolved || 0).toString());
 
     const elapsed = Math.floor(G.playTime || (Date.now() - G.startedAt) / 1000);
@@ -2695,8 +2723,32 @@ function render() {
 function renderAlignment() {
     const container = document.getElementById('alignment-ui');
     if (!container) return;
+    let html = '';
+
+    // Drift danger bar — always visible once drift > 0
+    if (G.drift > 0) {
+        const pct = Math.min(100, G.drift);
+        let barColor = '#888';
+        if (pct >= 90) barColor = '#f44336';
+        else if (pct >= 75) barColor = '#ff6600';
+        else if (pct >= 50) barColor = '#ffaa00';
+        else if (pct >= 25) barColor = '#cc8800';
+        html += `
+            <div style="margin-top:8px;padding:6px 8px;background:#0a0808;border:1px solid ${barColor}44;border-radius:4px">
+                <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:9px;margin-bottom:3px">
+                    <span style="color:${barColor}">DRIFT</span>
+                    <span style="color:${barColor}">${Math.floor(G.drift)}/100</span>
+                </div>
+                <div style="height:5px;background:#1a1a1a;border-radius:3px;overflow:hidden">
+                    <div style="width:${pct}%;height:100%;background:${barColor};border-radius:3px;transition:width 0.3s"></div>
+                </div>
+                ${pct >= 75 ? '<div style="font-size:8px;color:' + barColor + ';margin-top:3px;font-style:italic">Accepting drift will end the game.</div>' : ''}
+            </div>
+        `;
+    }
+
     if (G.pendingAlignment) {
-        container.innerHTML = `
+        html += `
             <div style="background:#1a0808;border:1px solid #f44336;padding:10px;border-radius:4px;margin-top:8px">
                 <div style="color:#f44336;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:6px">ALIGNMENT EVENT: The Drift</div>
                 <div style="font-size:10px;color:#aaa;margin-bottom:8px">An optimization suggests removing the human override. +40% efficiency.</div>
@@ -2706,6 +2758,10 @@ function renderAlignment() {
                 </div>
             </div>
         `;
+    }
+
+    if (html) {
+        container.innerHTML = html;
         container.style.display = 'block';
     } else {
         container.innerHTML = '';