The Initial overview

Overview

The Initial comes from Restory Studio and is published by Restory Studio. It arrived on Steam on Jul 17, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Stats, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Initial's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 00:20:59 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 1,878 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Initial is available in 4 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Initial has sold up to 39,906 units and has 1,747 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $282,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Initial overview details

The Initial combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Our New Game《Initial 2: New Stage》 is coming now!!! If you like our new game, please add it to wishlist, it will be released a few days later !!! Thank you! https://store.steampowered.com/app/904310/Initial_2__New_Stage/ THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about pretty schoolgirls battling against evil. The game takes place in a special area called SPE, with a school for students gifted with ESP powers. Every student of the school is skilled in battle, and an evil organization wants to create an artificial girl who has the ultimate power. They have secretly collected combat data and are close to achieving their goal. Now it's up to two students, Ruri and Erika, to stop them. HIGH-SPEED ARENA-BASED ACTION This game focuses on high-speed arena-based action. Utilize lightning fast sword attacks and electricity-based powers to smash through enemies. Block, evade, and look for chances to strike against smart enemies who will do the same! ABUNDANT SKILLS TO EXECUTE ENEMIES There are many ways to overcome enemies: use skill points to learn new skills and abilities, capitalize on the weaknesses of enemies to beat them quickly, and if the enemy is knocked into weak state you can execute it directly! INTERESTING CHALLENGES This game has many levels and battle zones with plenty of challenges along the way. Enemies with different abilities, multiple traps, and unique bosses. With four difficulty levels to choose from, there's a challenge just right for everyone from beginners to action game veterans. We hope you will like it. Grab your sword and good luck!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Initial is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Stats, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 13 September 2026 - 00:20:59 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionFemale ProtagonistHack and SlashAnimeAdventureIndieRPGSexual ContentNuditySingleplayerCharacter Action GameBeat 'em up

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Support and legal notes

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