Data Hacker: Initiation

Data Hacker: Initiation

Steam Deck Unsupported

New Reality Games · RPG · Jul 21, 2014

It depends on what you're after.

At $1.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

64%
Mixed
289 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 289 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 102 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise11% are divided56% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Interesting storyline with decent writing.
43 of 102 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I've had a blast playing this in the past and I'm looking forward to a replay once Reboot Initiative is ready to go, the new art style and enhanced atmosphere and mapping look great, and I know Ross - the main developer - has been busting his ass on the trilogy so far :) I do have to question the two negative reviews below, however, as they seem highly unfair.
9 of 102 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The custom soundtrack is especially enjoyable though.
7 of 102 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters43 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay12 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat13 reviews
54%
Interface9 reviews
56%
Bugs8 reviews
63%
Difficulty5 reviews
100%
Performance4 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $1.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $1.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
64%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
52
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.