The Messenger

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Summary

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.
Leveraging players expectations as a core game design ingredient, The Messenger is first presented as an 8-bit action platformer with a simple story, that unravels into an epic time traveling tale, eventually revealing itself as a 16-bit Metroidvania game packed with replay value and deadpan humor.


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Game Information
Release Date August 30, 2018
Publisher Sabotage, Devolver Digital
Total Rating 84%
Content Rated E10+ (Everyone 10+)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Side view
Genres Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Themes Action, Comedy
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch