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The Initial

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App ID 665090
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
😏 73.61%
1k reviews
0
In-Game
💥 Action 👩 Female Protagonist 🛡️ Hack and Slash 🌸 Anime 🗺️ Adventure

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.

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 empty string
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)
review_score 6
review_percentage 76
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:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-3
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
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

Tags

💥 Action 👩 Female Protagonist 🛡️ Hack and Slash 🌸 Anime 🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Indie 🎲 RPG 🔞 Sexual Content 🍑 Nudity 👤 Singleplayer ⚡ Character Action Game 🥊 Beat 'em up

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp6 October 2018 – 07:53:10 UTC

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Steam charts

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  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 264 all-time peak 18 July 2017
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  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 73.61% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,441 76.3% positive reviews
  • 447 23.7% negative reviews

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The Initial had an all-time peak of 264 concurrent players on 18 July 2017.

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