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Released Aug 30, 2018 $3.99 · −80% Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Messenger

By Sabotage · published by Devolver Digital

RetroPlatformerMetroidvaniaPixel GraphicsNinja2DGreat SoundtrackIndieAction2D PlatformerSingleplayerFunny
Track this game Steam page
Followers —
Reviews 10,773 Very Positive
Players yesterday 35 at the busiest moment
Owners 500K–1M estimated

About The Messenger

The Messenger is a game tagged Retro, Platformer and Metroidvania by Sabotage, released Aug 30, 2018. It has 10,773 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 500K–1M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath, Oniken: Unstoppable Edition and Odallus: The Dark Call.

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.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Messenger · record updated 2 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID764790
Release dateAug 30, 2018
Last change number38472004
Last record update2 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Sabotage
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise
Sabotage
Technologies
Unity detected
Metacritic
83
Website
themessengergame.com

Platforms

Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Controller
Full support

Features

7
Full controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Related apps

  • FranchiseSabotage

Patches

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
20243257publicOct 3, 2025

Packages & DLC

DLCs

1
IDNamePrice (US)
1107180 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

1
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
764791 — Windows 1.58 GB 274.6 MB 1550317239010530953

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 20243257 Oct 3, 2025 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Messenger

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
TheMessenger.exe All

Cloud saves

Space per player2.9 MB
Filesup to 1
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataLocalLowSabotage Studio/The MessengerSaveGame.txtWindows

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