The Initiate

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 204 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS

Deceptive Games Ltd. · Indie · Aug 1, 2017

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Initiate?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 204 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 163 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
44% of themes are praise163 helpful reviews56% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
23 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
This interconnected structure encourages careful exploration and attention to detail, rewarding players who take the time to thoroughly investigate each area.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
The appearance of the puzzles is particularly well done, with good use of colours, lighting and variety.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
17 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
It strikes a near perfect balance of time, difficulty and premise and for maybe one of the first times I can say is welcoming to newcomers of the genre as well as puzzle game veterans.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 163 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design has some nice touches, but it is also oddly noisy.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay23 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
76% still recommend
Bugs
73% still recommend
Crashes
31% still recommend
Interface
82% still recommend
Performance
63% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99