The Messenger
Action
Comedy
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Arcade
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. Leveraging players expectations as a core game design ingredient, The Messenger is first presented as an 8-bit action platformer with a simple story, that unravels into an epic time traveling tale, eventually revealing itself as a 16-bit Metroidvania game packed with replay value and deadpan humor.
30 Aug, 2018
20 Jun, 2026
About this game
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. Leveraging players expectations as a core game design ingredient, The Messenger is first presented as an 8-bit action platformer with a simple story, that unravels into an epic time traveling tale, eventually revealing itself as a 16-bit Metroidvania game packed with replay value and deadpan humor.
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Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
Release Date:
30 Aug, 2018
Modes:
Single player
Themes:
Action, Comedy
Genres:
Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Player Perspectives:
Side view
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IGDB Rating
4.0
User Rating
192
User Rating Count
80%
Rating %
Critics Rating
4.2
Critics Rating
200
Critics Rating Count
84%
Critics Rating %
Main Developers
Sabotage
Supporting Developers
-
Publishers
Devolver Digital
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