The Initial

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.

The Initial is a action, female protagonist and hack and slash game developed and published by Restory Studio.
Released on July 17th 2017 is available on Windows and MacOS in 4 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,885 reviews of which 1,441 were positive and 444 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Initial into these genres:

Action Female Protagonist Hack and Slash Anime Adventure Indie RPG Singleplayer Character Action Game Beat 'em up

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10
Processor: Intel i3 or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 740 or better
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 3 GB available space

MacOS

OS: MacOS 9 or higher
Processor: Intel i3 or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 740 or better
Storage: 3 GB available space

Reviews

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July 2024

good

July 2024

Super janky and rough around the edges, but you can tell the devs actually tried a little bit. The protagonist is the long lost twin sister of Marie Rose. The combat system is not very deep, but it's functional and looks flashy, which is super important for an action game. Can get a little repetitive with the small enemy variety, but the campaign is short and there are multiple playable characters in challenge mode. Definitely nothing special but if you're a fan of Ninja Gaiden, Onechanbara and Metal Gear Rising, you might get a couple of hours of enjoyment out of this. Also, the classic light blue striped panties, visible at all times. Gotta respect it.

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9.99€

7.4

1,441

444

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Developer

Restory Studio

Publisher

Restory Studio

Release 17 Jul 2017

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