Rank 01Why this
Shares police attention system and money laundering with Initiation.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
Games like Initiation
- 8 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Initiation also play
The closest matches to Initiation: Don Duality, HF: Probation, Rentlord, Coal LLC, and DOG WITCH. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares deck building and roguelite progression with Initiation.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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Coal LLC
Why this: Shares roguelite progression and upgrade system with Initiation.
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DOG WITCH
Why this: Also Card Game and Roguelite, like Initiation.
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Sizzle & Stack
Why this: Shares trial and error and upgrade system with Initiation.
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Kaya's Prophecy
Why this: Shares random events and deck building with Initiation.
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Laundering Simulator - Clean Cash and Laundry
Why this: Shares upgrade system and resource management with Initiation.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Initiation
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Shares upgrade system and resource management with Initiation.
- 77% of 186 reviews
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Königsborgs
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 77% of 102 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Addictive just one more run loop
- Blend legitimate business with criminal enterprise
- Card based roguelike mechanics
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Cozy
About Initiation
The closest matches to Initiation: Don Duality, HF: Probation, Rentlord, Coal LLC, and DOG WITCH. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Initiation is your kind of game, the closest matches are Don Duality, HF: Probation and Rentlord — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and cozy, and single out its card based decision making and deck building. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Initiation: Don Duality Initiation is a Prologue version of the game where you will experience a thrilling 9-day journey to the top. Send gangsters to collect debts, rob banks, and launder money through your restaurant.
Is Initiation worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 78% of 102 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.6 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Addictive just one more run loop
- Blend legitimate business with criminal enterprise
- Card based roguelike mechanics
- Cute pixel art style
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Limited game play. The things you can do in this game are very limited, and with a lot of RNG your strategy does not really matter. The core mechanism of this game is also confusing. In one game I set the laundering ratio at 0% and did not…”
“I dunno. There are a lot of things that don't get explained, some things just happen without explanation. I like the core mechanics, but everything surrounding it just isn't fun.”
People who play it also play: Don Duality, HF: Probation, Rentlord
Frequently asked about Initiation
Can I run it?
Does Initiation run on Steam Deck?
Initiation is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Initiation free to play?
Yes — Initiation is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Initiation?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Initiation are Don Duality, HF: Probation, Rentlord.
Who developed Initiation?
Initiation was developed by Königsborgs and published by Ravenage Games.