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App ID	665090
App Type	Game
Developer	Restory Studio
Publisher	Restory Studio
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	28976607
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 08:37:39 UTC ()
Release Date	18 July 2017 – 00:02:33 UTC ()

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In-Game

THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about pretty schoolgirls battling against evil. It's developed by a small team of five developers. We hope you will love this game as much as we do.

Steam price history

Current Price $9.99

Lowest Recorded Price $3.99 at -60% 27 April 2020

Currency	Current Price	Converted Price		Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar	$9.99	$9.99		$3.99	$3.99 at -60%
Russian Ruble	249 ₽	$3.10	-68.88%	$1.23	99 ₽ at -60%
Kazakhstani Tenge	1850₸	$3.48	-65.10%	$1.39	740₸ at -60%
Brazilian Real	R$ 19,99	$3.71	-62.84%	$1.48	R$ 7,99 at -60%
Ukrainian Hryvnia	169₴	$4.02	-59.71%	$1.59	67₴ at -60%
Indian Rupee	₹ 369	$4.16	-58.35%	$1.65	₹ 147 at -60%
Vietnamese Dong	120000₫	$4.55	-54.38%	$1.82	48000₫ at -60%
Chinese Yuan	¥ 36	$5.06	-49.34%	$1.96	¥ 14 at -61%
Indonesian Rupiah	Rp 89999	$5.40	-45.87%	$2.16	Rp 35999 at -60%
Philippine Peso	₱319.95	$5.42	-45.66%	$2.17	₱127.98 at -60%
Malaysian Ringgit	RM23.00	$5.47	-45.18%	$2.19	RM9.20 at -60%
South Asia - USD	$5.49	$5.49	-45.05%	$2.19	$2.19 at -60%
Uruguayan Peso	$U229	$5.74	-42.53%	$2.28	$U91 at -60%
Chilean Peso	CLP$ 5500	$5.84	-41.53%	$2.33	CLP$ 2200 at -60%
Mexican Peso	Mex$ 109.99	$5.92	-40.67%	$2.37	Mex$ 43.99 at -60%
Colombian Peso	COL$ 23500	$6.06	-39.31%	$2.42	COL$ 9400 at -60%
South African Rand	R 109.00	$6.29	-36.95%	$2.51	R 43.60 at -60%
Kuwaiti Dinar	1.95 KD	$6.35	-36.40%	$2.54	0.78 KD at -60%
Japanese Yen	¥ 980	$6.35	-36.38%	$2.54	¥ 392 at -60%
Thai Baht	฿219.00	$6.75	-32.34%	$2.70	฿87.60 at -60%
Qatari Riyal	24.99 QR	$6.85	-31.41%	$2.73	9.99 QR at -60%
New Zealand Dollar	NZ$ 11.99	$6.88	-31.09%	$2.75	NZ$ 4.79 at -60%
Norwegian Krone	70,00 kr	$6.94	-30.49%	$2.77	28,00 kr at -60%
CIS - U.S. Dollar	$6.99	$6.99	-30.03%	$2.79	$2.79 at -60%
South Korean Won	₩ 10500	$7.33	-26.58%	$2.93	₩ 4200 at -60%
Canadian Dollar	CDN$ 10.99	$7.85	-21.41%	$3.13	CDN$ 4.39 at -60%
Singapore Dollar	S$10.50	$8.07	-19.20%	$3.22	S$4.20 at -60%
Peruvian Sol	S/.27.95	$8.23	-17.57%	$3.29	S/.11.18 at -60%
Saudi Riyal	33.00 SR	$8.79	-11.92%	$3.51	13.20 SR at -60%
U.A.E. Dirham	33.00 AED	$8.98	-10.05%	$3.59	13.20 AED at -60%
Taiwan Dollar	NT$ 278	$9.05	-9.36%	$3.61	NT$ 111 at -60%
Costa Rican Colon	₡4600	$9.17	-8.16%	$3.66	₡1840 at -60%
British Pound	£6.99	$9.19	-7.94%	$3.67	£2.79 at -60%
Australian Dollar	A$ 14.50	$9.49	-4.97%	$3.79	A$ 5.80 at -60%
Hong Kong Dollar	HK$ 75.00	$9.65	-3.37%	$3.86	HK$ 30.00 at -60%
Polish Zloty	35,99zł	$9.82	-1.70%	$3.92	14,39zł at -60%
LATAM - U.S. Dollar	$9.99	$9.99		$9.99	$9.99
MENA - U.S. Dollar	$9.99	$9.99		$9.99	$9.99
Israeli New Shekel	₪36.95	$11.36	+13.78%	$4.54	₪14.78 at -60%
Euro	9,99€	$11.56	+15.79%	$4.62	3,99€ at -60%
Swiss Franc	CHF 10.00	$12.47	+24.87%	$4.98	CHF 4.00 at -60%

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Additional Information

Developer

Restory Studio

metacritic_name

The Initial

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Restory Studio

Store Release Date

18 July 2017 – 00:02:44 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

18 July 2017 – 00:02:33 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

17 July 2017 – 02:48:13 UTC () (1500259693)

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Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 4 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 2285587

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-3
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

Germany

First seen on SteamDB

22 June 2017 – 01:25:26 UTC (), in changelist #3110079

Supported Languages

4 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes		Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes

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timestamp	6 October 2018 – 07:53:10 UTC

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timestamp	6 July 2017 – 01:23:44 UTC

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timestamp	6 July 2017 – 01:23:55 UTC

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