The Messenger
| App ID | 764790 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Sabotage |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Franchise | Sabotage |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 31468531 |
| Last Record Update | 3 October 2025 – 17:40:13 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 30 August 2018 – 15:49:00 UTC ( |
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 ( |
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| 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/ |
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| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 30 August 2018 – 15:49:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 2 July 2025 – 12:47:53 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine, Discord SDK, Game_Development_Kit SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First seen on SteamDB | 1 December 2017 – 21:44:06 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 10 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | Achievements |
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| 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
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Cloud Gaming
Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)
Hardware Categories
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| trailer_name | The Messenger Gameplay Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256704437/movie480.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256704437/movie480.mp4 |
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| video/webm | 256704437/movie_max.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256704437/movie_max.mp4 |
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| video/webm | 764790/139163/eedaf87f5b7b3028cfafc0795c7e3651a86cb240/1750581127/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 764790/139163/eedaf87f5b7b3028cfafc0795c7e3651a86cb240/1750581127/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_h264 | 764790/139163/eedaf87f5b7b3028cfafc0795c7e3651a86cb240/1750581127/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 764790/139163/eedaf87f5b7b3028cfafc0795c7e3651a86cb240/1750581127/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256704437/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256704437/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 16 August 2018 – 13:46:46 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 38 players right now
- 50 24-hour peak
- 679 all-time peak
14 July 2019
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Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 33 24-hour peak
- 151,270 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~291.7 k by VG Insights
- ~484.3 k by Gamalytic
- ~1.39 M by PlayTracker
Monthly players breakdown
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User reviews history
Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 30 August 2018 | Steam Release | - |
| 5 June 2020 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: June 2020 Humble Choice (#7) | - |
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