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: 10/27/2024

68 Players In-Game
Player Score
91
10,315
731
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Steam Deck (Verified)

About The Messenger

The Messenger is an Indie, and Action 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 Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • 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.

ImageNameTypeRelease DateActions
The Messenger - Picnic Panic DLC banner image
The Messenger - Picnic Panic DLC
DLC
7/11/2019Steam Charts

The Messenger has 4 related apps available for download from the Steam store.

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.

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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.

NamePriceActions
The Messenger$4.99View

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.

NameInterfaceAudioSubtitles
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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Frequently Asked Questions

Soures & References

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The Messenger data has been sourced from:

  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 27). The Messenger on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 27). The Messenger. Steam Community Hub.
  • Metacritic. (2024, October 27). The Messenger for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
  • Sabotage. (2023, July 8). The Messenger. The Messenger.

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