The Initial

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General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam

Name	Notes
The Initial Original Soundtrack	Free download.

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TheInitial\TheInitial
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/665090/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/665090/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Graphics Settings

In update 2, Developer swaps ON/OFF switch in Graphics Settings. This may be unintended.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		1280x720, 1366x768, and 1920x1080. 1920x1080 can be selected despite the monitor not supporting it.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Available after an update.^[1]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Using unknown method with options ranging from 1x to 5x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Control Settings

Camera Settings

Mouse is not used in game.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Sound Volume slider

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Poor translation with few grammar errors.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Russian				Fan translation by «The Miracle»

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 740 or better DirectX 9.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 or better DirectX 11 compatible

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/665090/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (665090) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.