Engaging story and writing
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“The plot is even stronger, and more twisting than ever. It remains backed by very strong & solid writing and a lot of side quests.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Data Hacker: Corruption
Worth buying? What 52 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 52 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 54%Mixed · 54%New Reality Games2014RPG · Adventure · Simulation
$1.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A janky but ambitious RPG Maker sequel with a strong story, music and branching paths, plagued by game-breaking bugs and lag. Skip it if you haven't played Initiation or dislike buggy, grindy games.
Great for
Fans of Data Hacker: Initiation who enjoy story-heavy retro JRPGs and can tolerate bugs
Main risk
Game-breaking bugs and lag can block progress or crash the game
What players love
Fun combat and retro anime visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The fights are fun, the graphics remind me of Sega games.”
Steam review · translated · 1.7 h played ↗
Great music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The music is great, and the story is interesting to say the least...”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Lots of content and side activities
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“there’s a fair amount of content to get through with different characters, quests and equipment to work towards”
Steam review · 46.9 h played ↗
Two story paths and Initiation save import
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The game unfolds through parallel narratives that allow players to either join the SiliCAI army, defenders of the digital realm, or align themselves with the human resistance”
Steam review · 16.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“I've found two game breaking (and you can even save in the broken state... and with no exits and teleportation disabled) within the first two hours.”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Lag, low FPS and stutter
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The average FPS is low (mainly in the main city, omfg) and the character's general movement stutters from time to time.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Dismissed as low-effort RPG Maker game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This is another low effort retro-pixel JRPG ripoff spamming the Steam catalog”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Worse than the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Data Hacker Corruption is a setback, in my opinion, from the previous installment, Initiation.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Boring, dragged-out story and too much dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“A game with endless dialogue for a narrow circle of fans.”
Steam review · translated · 5.2 h played ↗
Awkward controls, menus and display options
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the controls were hard to figure out and work with”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown550 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
ProcessorIntel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsCapable of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution
Storage550 MB available space
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
ProcessorIntel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsCapable of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution
Storage550 MB available space
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