The Messenger
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
92.9Rating
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92.9
Overall Score / 100
9.3/10
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About This Game
The Messenger is a action/indie game designed for single-player, developed by Sabotage and released in 2018. With an estimated 918,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 12.8k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 92.9/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 12.79 hours, with side content bringing that to 14.53 hours, and a completionist run can reach 15.6 hours. The game has 5 DLCs available, expanding the base experience with additional content. Players commonly describe it as Retro, Platformer, Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics and Ninja.
Playtime Estimates
12.79h
🎯 Main Story
14.53h
⭐ Main + Sides
15.6h
💯 Completionist
Based on 63 player submissions
DLCs (5)
![The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc I: The Past [8-Bit]](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/924330/header.jpg?t=1582321427)
The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc I: The Past [8-Bit]
$4.99
![The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc II: The Future [16-Bit]](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/924331/header.jpg?t=1588350823)
The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc II: The Future [16-Bit]
$4.99
The Messenger EP by Keiji Yamagishi
$1.99
The Messenger - Picnic Panic DLC
Free
The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc III: Picnic Panic
$4.99
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Game Information
Release Date
August 30, 2018
Developer
Sabotage
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Platforms
Windows
Controller
Full Support
Price
$19.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
918.1K
(734.5K 1.1M) VRI ScoreLearning
73.1
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Retro
Platformer
Metroidvania
Pixel Graphics
Ninja
2D
Great Soundtrack
Indie
Action
2D Platformer
Singleplayer
Funny
Action-Adventure
Difficult
Time Travel
Adventure
Side Scroller
Comedy
Beautiful
Epic
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or newer (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel core i5-4210 1.7ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
- Storage: 1200 MB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard soundcard or better
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