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Data Hacker: Initiation

Single-player RPG about hacking through a virtual world after exile

New Reality Games · Released Jul 21, 2014

AdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Mixed
64% of 287
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 8, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
11 years ago
Jan 28, 2015
Minimum PC
capable of 1024 x 768 pix…
0.5 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Data Hacker: Initiation?

Data Hacker: Initiation is a single-player RPG set after a global economic and social collapse. The story follows Jay, a former hacker trying to reenter an online game that banned him. You hack monsters and players, choose from many classes and skills, and decide whom to support.

For you if...

  • +you like old-school RPGs with many classes and skills
  • +you want story choices that affect whom you support

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer rather than a single-player RPG
  • −you prefer fewer character classes and skills to manage

What players say

64% of 287 reviews are positive

Players praise its dense, old-school RPG systems.

Screenshots and trailer

Data Hacker: Initiation screenshot 1

Data Hacker: Initiation system requirements

Minimum: capable of 1024 x 768 pix…, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Data Hacker: Initiation?

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster
Graphics
Card capable of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
320 MB available space

Does Data Hacker: Initiation have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Data Hacker: Initiation run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
52
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Data Hacker: Initiation use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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