Interesting story and MMO setting
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“This JRPG features a unique idea – a singleplayer game that takes place inside an MMORPG.”
Steam review · 262.9 h played ↗
Data Hacker: Initiation
Worth buying? What 110 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 110 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 68%Mixed · 68%New Reality Games2014RPG · Adventure · Simulation
The verdict
A cheap, story-driven RPG Maker JRPG about hacking inside a fake MMO, with a fun hack-to-recruit mechanic. Skip it if you dislike grinding or repetitive turn-based combat.
Great for
Fans of .hack, old-school JRPGs and RPG Maker games who tolerate grinding and like story and party building
Main risk
Heavy grinding, repetitive combat and uneven balance, with generic RPG Maker visuals
What players love
Lots of content, endings and party options
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“23+ dungeons - Sidequests - A lot of optional, both hackable and recruitable, party members”
Steam review · 102.9 h played ↗
Cheap and better than typical RPG Maker games
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“As far as RPG Maker games go, this one is pretty top-tier.”
Steam review · 33.8 h played ↗
Hacking enemies to recruit or sell
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“you either decide to kill the monsters for exp and loot or hack them for datacores which you can sell for gold”
Steam review · 16.1 h played ↗
Good soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the soundtrack is quite good and fits into the various scenarios”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring or derivative story, too much dialogue
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Story so far is really boring.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Generic RPG Maker assets and low polish
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Heavy usage of RPGMaker stock asset.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Grindy and poorly balanced
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“For a JRPG based on grinding, this game has an awful pacing.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗
Repetitive, boring combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Combat is super repetitive and boring, may as well be an auto-battler.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Bugs and technical problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“If you want to have a game that still have bugs in it, and no Quicksaves, well here it is.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Unclear mechanics and little guidance
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“No manual, no explanations, no direction, no fun.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown320 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
ProcessorIntel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsCard capable of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution
Storage320 MB available space
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
ProcessorIntel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsCard capable of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution
Storage320 MB available space
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