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.
Last Updated: 4/12/2024
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 8/30/2018 |
| Franchise | Sabotage Studio |
| Developer | Sabotage |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Steam App Id | 764790 |
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.
Last Updated: 4/12/2024
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
About The Messenger
The Messenger is an Action, and Indie game developed by Sabotage. On 8/30/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Devolver Digital.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 10 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Chinese (Simplified). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Messenger supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, The Messenger has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Difficult
- Side Scroller
- Great Soundtrack
- Platformer
- Ninja
- Pixel Graphics
- Metroidvania
- Comedy
- Retro
- 2D Platformer
- Action-Adventure
- Beautiful
- Time Travel
- Funny
- Indie
- Epic
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Messenger and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
The Messenger DLC
The Messenger has 1 downloadable add-on available for purchase on Steam which is The Messenger - Picnic Panic DLC.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Messenger - Picnic Panic DLC | DLC | 7/11/2019 | Steam Charts |
The Messenger has 4 related apps available for download from the Steam store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Messenger EP by Keiji Yamagishi | Music | 8/30/2018 | Steam Charts |
![The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc II: The Future [16-Bit] banner image](https://steambase.io/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=150,height=75/https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/924331/header.jpg) | The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc II: The Future [16-Bit] | Music | 8/30/2018 | Steam Charts |
 | The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc III: Picnic Panic | Music | 7/11/2019 | Steam Charts |
![The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc I: The Past [8-Bit] banner image](https://steambase.io/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=150,height=75/https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/924330/header.jpg) | The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc I: The Past [8-Bit] | Music | 8/15/2018 | Steam Charts |
Related Bundles
The Messenger is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store. Purchasing through a bundle can give a large discount off the game's base price if you are willing to purchase multiple apps all at once.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Die by the Blade | 3 | 3 | $44.97 | View |
 | The Messenger + Soundtrack Collection | 5 | 5 | $29.55 | View |
 | Sea of Stars + The Messenger Bundle | 2 | 2 | $49.48 | View |
Related Packages
The Messenger is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Messenger | $4.99 | View |
Supported Languages and Localizations
The Messenger is available in 10 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
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Soures & References
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The Messenger data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 12). The Messenger on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 12). The Messenger. Steam Community Hub.
- Metacritic. (2024, April 12). The Messenger for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- Sabotage. (2023, July 8). The Messenger. The Messenger.