Data Hacker: Initiation
Skip · RPG · 2014
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 15, under the fair line, at $1.99.
- Cost per hourS
- $0.08/hr
- Reviews▼
- 64% of 286
- Genre rank
- Top 82% RPG
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 25.5h
- To 100%
- 77h 3.0x the story
- Achievements
- 52
Price and sales
- Sales
- 95 on record
- Typical cut
- 60% off
- Steam low
- $0.24 October 2015
- Sale every
- 44d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 88% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 13% of its genre
Price and player charts
The drop-off
4% start to 2% rarestThis site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements
The value story
The value story
95 discounts in the 12 years on record, a median of 60 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 3 days ago.
It is cheaper than 88 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 87 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Wild Eight ($24.99, scores 18) beats it on value, while it beats My Island ($14.99, scores 12).
More about Data Hacker: Initiation
The main story runs 25.5 hours. Doing everything runs 77, 3.0 times as long.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 3 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
This one's real fun and good, played through it tons of times. The follow-up games are buggy messes, and I do not recommend those.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Data Hacker: Initiation sets the stage for the Datastream saga; an epic series of tales revolving around the possibility of virtual realms existing beyond our current reach. Once the bridge is crafted, everything will change.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Card capable of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution, 317 MB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Data Hacker: Initiation scores 15/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/311860/data-hacker-initiationReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 7, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.