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.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:8/30/2018
- Franchise:Sabotage Studio
- Developer:Sabotage
- Publisher:Devolver Digital
- Last Updated:3/21/2025
- Steam App Id:764790
The Messenger
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Messenger has 54 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 86% lower than its previous all-time peak of 375 players achieved on 9/3/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Messenger. It has received a total of 11,735 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 91 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Messenger. Right now, it costs $19.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Messenger and its growth over time. It currently has 29,974 followers on its community page.
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.
Players have rated The Messenger as "Very Positive" out of 11,735 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 10,940 positive reviews and 795 negative reviews — an overall 93% positive review rating. Additionally, The Messenger has earned a metascore of 83 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $19.99. It can also be purchased through Die by the Blade, The Messenger + Soundtrack Collection, and Sea of Stars + The Messenger Bundle which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, The Messenger - Picnic Panic DLC available for purchase and download through Steam.
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
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- 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.
DLC & Related Apps
The Messenger is referenced by 5 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Messenger EP by Keiji Yamagishi | Music | 8/30/2018 | View |
![The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc II: The Future [16-Bit] banner image](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/924331/header.jpg?t=1588350823) | The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc II: The Future [16-Bit] | Music | 8/30/2018 | View |
 | The Messenger - Picnic Panic DLC | DLC | 7/11/2019 | View |
 | The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc III: Picnic Panic | Music | 7/11/2019 | View |
![The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc I: The Past [8-Bit] banner image](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/924330/header.jpg?t=1582321427) | The Messenger Soundtrack - Disc I: The Past [8-Bit] | Music | 8/15/2018 | View |
Related Bundles
The Messenger is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| 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.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Messenger | $4.99 | View |
Supported Languages
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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Messenger data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). The Messenger on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/764790
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 21). The Messenger. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/764790
- Metacritic. (2025, March 21). The Messenger for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-messenger
- Sabotage. (2023, July 8). The Messenger. The Messenger. https://themessengergame.com