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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.
Positive Now
76%1,746 reviews on Steam
30-Day Trend
no change−1 reviews since 21 Oct 2026
Last 12 Months
65%−12 pts on 77% since launch
Reviews Last Month
1May 2026, −40% on the 12-month average
Reviews And Players By Month| Month | Positive | Negative | Average players |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 | 0 | — |
| October 2025 | 1 | 0 | — |
| September 2025 | 1 | 0 | — |
| August 2025 | 1 | 1 | — |
| July 2025 | 0 | 1 | — |
| June 2025 | 0 | 1 | — |
| May 2025 | 4 | 1 | — |
| April 2025 | 1 | 0 | — |
| February 2025 | 1 | 1 | — |
| January 2025 | 2 | 0 | — |
| November 2024 | 0 | 1 | — |
| August 2024 | 0 | 1 | — |
| July 2024 | 2 | 0 | — |
| June 2024 | 1 | 0 | — |
| April 2024 | 0 | 0 | — |
| February 2024 | 0 | 0 | — |
| December 2023 | 0 | 1 | — |
| October 2023 | 0 | 1 | — |
| September 2023 | 1 | 0 | — |
| August 2023 | 0 | 2 | — |
| July 2023 | 0 | 0 | — |
| June 2023 | 2 | 0 | — |
| May 2023 | 1 | 0 | — |
| March 2023 | 2 | 0 | — |
| February 2023 | 0 | 0 | — |
| January 2023 | 4 | 0 | — |
| December 2022 | 3 | 0 | — |
| November 2022 | 1 | 0 | — |
| October 2022 | 0 | 1 | — |
| September 2022 | 1 | 1 | — |
| July 2022 | 1 | 0 | — |
| June 2022 | 2 | 1 | — |
| May 2022 | 0 | 1 | — |
| April 2022 | 0 | 1 | — |
| February 2022 | 2 | 2 | — |
| January 2022 | 1 | 0 | — |
| December 2021 | 1 | 0 | — |
| November 2021 | 1 | 2 | — |
| October 2021 | 1 | 2 | — |
| September 2021 | 2 | 0 | — |
| July 2021 | 2 | 0 | — |
| June 2021 | 3 | 3 | — |
| May 2021 | 1 | 0 | — |
| April 2021 | 1 | 3 | — |
| March 2021 | 1 | 0 | — |
| February 2021 | 2 | 1 | — |
| January 2021 | 2 | 5 | — |
| December 2020 | 1 | 0 | — |
| November 2020 | 3 | 0 | — |
| October 2020 | 3 | 2 | — |
| September 2020 | 3 | 5 | — |
| August 2020 | 2 | 1 | — |
| July 2020 | 8 | 1 | — |
| June 2020 | 2 | 1 | — |
| May 2020 | 8 | 1 | — |
| April 2020 | 8 | 2 | — |
| March 2020 | 4 | 3 | — |
| February 2020 | 2 | 1 | — |
| January 2020 | 7 | 4 | — |
| December 2019 | 7 | 2 | — |
| November 2019 | 9 | 5 | — |
| October 2019 | 2 | 6 | — |
| September 2019 | 2 | 4 | — |
| August 2019 | 7 | 2 | — |
| July 2019 | 10 | 3 | — |
| June 2019 | 9 | 4 | — |
| May 2019 | 10 | 6 | — |
| April 2019 | 8 | 2 | — |
| March 2019 | 11 | 3 | — |
| February 2019 | 15 | 8 | — |
| January 2019 | 9 | 5 | — |
| December 2018 | 17 | 7 | — |
| November 2018 | 8 | 1 | — |
| October 2018 | 15 | 7 | — |
| September 2018 | 3 | 3 | — |
| August 2018 | 13 | 2 | — |
| July 2018 | 20 | 6 | — |
| June 2018 | 15 | 5 | — |
| May 2018 | 12 | 8 | — |
| April 2018 | 7 | 5 | — |
| March 2018 | 15 | 13 | — |
| February 2018 | 38 | 23 | — |
| January 2018 | 13 | 7 | — |
| December 2017 | 14 | 8 | — |
| November 2017 | 35 | 12 | — |
| October 2017 | 49 | 26 | — |
| September 2017 | 137 | 44 | — |
| August 2017 | 117 | 18 | — |
| July 2017 | 709 | 141 | — |
Review SentimentToo few recent reviews to call a trend3 in the last three finished months
Review ScoreSteady at 76% positive since 21 Oct 2026−1 reviews, 1,746 in all
| From | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | 76% | 1,746 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 76% | 1,747 |
Steam’s review score each time our store check saw it change, since 21 Oct 2026. How we count
Notable Months| Notable | Month | Reviews | Positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busiest month | July 2017 | 850 | 83% |
| Most positive | August 2017 | 135 | 87% |
| Least positive | February 2018 | 61 | 62% |
Best and worst counts months with at least 50 reviews.
| Month | Last 3 months | That month | Reviews | All so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| May 2026 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| October 2025 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| September 2025 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| August 2025 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| July 2025 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| June 2025 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| May 2025 | — | — | 5 | 77% |
| April 2025 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| February 2025 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| January 2025 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| November 2024 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| August 2024 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| July 2024 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| June 2024 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| April 2024 | — | — | 0 | 77% |
| February 2024 | — | — | 0 | 77% |
| December 2023 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| October 2023 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| September 2023 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| August 2023 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| July 2023 | — | — | 0 | 77% |
| June 2023 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| May 2023 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| March 2023 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| February 2023 | — | — | 0 | 77% |
| January 2023 | — | — | 4 | 77% |
| December 2022 | — | — | 3 | 77% |
| November 2022 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| October 2022 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| September 2022 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| July 2022 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| June 2022 | — | — | 3 | 77% |
| May 2022 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| April 2022 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| February 2022 | — | — | 4 | 77% |
| January 2022 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| December 2021 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| November 2021 | — | — | 3 | 77% |
| October 2021 | — | — | 3 | 77% |
| September 2021 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| July 2021 | — | — | 2 | 77% |
| June 2021 | — | — | 6 | 77% |
| May 2021 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| April 2021 | — | — | 4 | 77% |
| March 2021 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| February 2021 | — | — | 3 | 77% |
| January 2021 | — | — | 7 | 77% |
| December 2020 | — | — | 1 | 77% |
| November 2020 | — | — | 3 | 77% |
| October 2020 | — | — | 5 | 77% |
| September 2020 | 65% | — | 8 | 77% |
| August 2020 | — | — | 3 | 77% |
| July 2020 | 86% | — | 9 | 78% |
| June 2020 | 82% | — | 3 | 77% |
| May 2020 | 77% | — | 9 | 77% |
| April 2020 | 70% | — | 10 | 77% |
| March 2020 | 62% | — | 7 | 77% |
| February 2020 | 70% | — | 3 | 77% |
| January 2020 | 68% | — | 11 | 77% |
| December 2019 | 58% | — | 9 | 78% |
| November 2019 | 46% | — | 14 | 78% |
| October 2019 | 48% | — | 8 | 78% |
| September 2019 | 68% | — | 6 | 78% |
| August 2019 | 74% | — | 9 | 78% |
| July 2019 | 69% | — | 13 | 78% |
| June 2019 | 69% | — | 13 | 78% |
| May 2019 | 73% | — | 16 | 78% |
| April 2019 | 72% | — | 10 | 78% |
| March 2019 | 69% | — | 14 | 78% |
| February 2019 | 67% | 65% | 23 | 78% |
| January 2019 | 72% | — | 14 | 79% |
| December 2018 | 73% | 71% | 24 | 79% |
| November 2018 | 70% | — | 9 | 79% |
| October 2018 | 72% | 68% | 22 | 79% |
| September 2018 | 77% | — | 6 | 79% |
| August 2018 | 79% | — | 15 | 79% |
| July 2018 | 71% | 77% | 26 | 79% |
| June 2018 | 65% | 75% | 20 | 79% |
| May 2018 | 57% | 60% | 20 | 79% |
| April 2018 | 59% | — | 12 | 79% |
| March 2018 | 61% | 54% | 28 | 79% |
| February 2018 | 63% | 62% | 61 | 80% |
| January 2018 | 70% | 65% | 20 | 81% |
| December 2017 | 68% | 64% | 22 | 81% |
| November 2017 | 73% | 74% | 47 | 81% |
| October 2017 | 77% | 65% | 75 | 82% |
| September 2017 | 83% | 76% | 181 | 83% |
| August 2017 | 84% | 87% | 135 | 84% |
| July 2017 | 83% | 83% | 850 | 83% |
