The Messenger
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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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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.
| Player Perspectives | Side view |
|---|---|
| First Release Date | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 |
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| English (English (US)) | |||
| French (Français) | |||
| German (Deutsch) | |||
| Spanish (Spain) (Español (España)) | |||
| Chinese (Simplified) (简体中文) | |||
| Chinese (Traditional) (繁體中文) | |||
| Japanese (日本語) | |||
| Korean (한국어) | |||
| Portuguese (Brazil) (Português (Brasil)) | |||
| Russian (Русский) | |||
| Portuguese (Portugal) (Português (Portugal)) |
Developer
Sabotage
https://www.sabotagestudio.com/
Publisher
Devolver Digital
http://www.devolverdigital.com/
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