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The Messenger

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App ID 764790
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Devolver Digital
Franchise Sabotage
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29860523
Last Record Update 2 July 2025 – 12:48:07 UTC ()
Release Date 30 August 2018 – 15:49:00 UTC ()
😍 90.61%
12k reviews
148
In-Game
👾 Retro 🏗️ Platformer 👾 Pixel Graphics 💨 Metroidvania 🥷 Ninja

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.

Additional Information

Developer Sabotage
metacritic_name The Messenger
controller_support full
metacritic_score 83
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-messenger?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Devolver Digital
Store Release Date 30 August 2018 – 15:49:27 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/sabotagestudio
https://www.facebook.com/SabotageQC/
https://www.twitch.tv/sabotageqc
https://x.com/messengergame
https://www.youtube.com/sabotageqc/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 30 August 2018 – 15:49:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 July 2025 – 12:47:53 UTC () (1751460473)
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schinese信使
review_score 8
review_percentage 93
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Discord SDK, Game_Development_Kit SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4251184
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 1 December 2017 – 21:44:06 UTC (), in changelist #3766620

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

👾 Retro 🏗️ Platformer 👾 Pixel Graphics 💨 Metroidvania 🥷 Ninja 🏽 2D 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🌱 Indie 💥 Action 📺 2D Platformer 👤 Singleplayer 😃 Funny 🌄 Action-Adventure 😓 Difficult ⏳ Time Travel 🗺️ Adventure 📺 Side Scroller 🤡 Comedy 🦚 Beautiful 💎 Epic

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp2 July 2025 – 12:48:01 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 148 players right now
  • 174 24-hour peak
  • 679 all-time peak 14 July 2019
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Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 29 24-hour peak
  • 151,270 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 90.61% SteamDB Rating
  • 11,296 93.2% positive reviews
  • 830 6.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
30 August 2018 Steam Release -
5 June 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: June 2020 Humble Choice (#7) -

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How many players are playing The Messenger right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 148 players live playing The Messenger on Steam.

The Messenger had an all-time peak of 679 concurrent players on 14 July 2019.

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