The Messenger
30 Aug 2018
All releases
30 Aug 2018 - Nintendo Switch
30 Aug 2018 - PC (Microsoft Windows)
19 Mar 2019 - PlayStation 4
25 Jun 2020 - Xbox One
23 Jan 2025 - PlayStation 5
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
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Developer
Sabotage
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Tags
Time to beat
Main story
11h
41m
Main story + extras
15h
100% completion
16h
Summary
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.
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Korean | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | ✓ | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Russian | ✓ | ✓ | |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | |
| French | ✓ | ✓ |
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DeadMan
2
Great game but the backtracking is annoying played many metroidvania but this doesnt feel well.
But the art style, story and the music was too good reminds the good old days of NES.
But the art style, story and the music was too good reminds the good old days of NES.
20 Jan 2025
Sveeboy
2
A great throwback platformer with a few twists that make it feel unique. This is definitely not for everyone as the difficulty can ramp up in some segments, but I think that those that enjoy NES and SNES era platformers will find a lot to love here. I think this is one of the few games that shines as bright as it's inspirations.
26 Jan 2024
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