The Initiate

The Initiate

Steam Deck · unrated

Deceptive Games Ltd. · Indie · Aug 1, 2017

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

78%
Mostly Positive
205 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 205 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 164 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
22% of themes are praise45% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Puzzle walking sim with great graphics and content.
24 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Nice voice acting and it appears with just the right frequency.
18 of 164 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 love2 themes
Graphics24 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters44 reviews
80%
Difficulty16 reviews
88%
Gameplay15 reviews
73%
Interface14 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs16 reviews
75%
Crashes15 reviews
40%
Performance9 reviews
56%

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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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