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:$3.99
- Release Date:8/30/2018
- Franchise:Sabotage Studio
- Developer:Sabotage
- Publisher:Devolver Digital
- Last Updated:12/16/2025
- 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 72 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 81% 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 12,571 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 91 (Very Positive).
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 30,670 followers on its community page.
The Messenger Price
The Messenger costs $3.99 in the Steam store as of 12/16/2025 which is a 80% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Die by the Blade, The Messenger + Soundtrack Collection, or Sea of Stars + The Messenger Bundle which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Messenger.
About The Messenger
The Messenger is an Action, and Indie 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 12,571 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 11,693 positive reviews and 878 negative reviews — an overall 93% positive review rating. Additionally, The Messenger has earned a metascore of 83 on Metacritic.
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:
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- 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://steambase.io/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=150,height=75/https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/924331/header.jpg) | 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://steambase.io/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,width=150,height=75/https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/924330/header.jpg) | 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 | $16.75 | View |
 | Sea of Stars + The Messenger Bundle | 2 | 2 | $35.08 | 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, December 16). The Messenger on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/764790
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 16). The Messenger. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/764790
- Metacritic. (2025, December 16). 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