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Game2018
The Messenger
Developer Sabotage
The Messenger is a 2018 action platformer video game developed by Canadian developer Sabotage Studio and published by Devolver Digital. The player controls the eponymous ninja, who is appointed by a great hero to deliver a scroll. As the Messenger explores levels and defeats enemies, he gains a currency called Time Shards used to purchase useful upgrades and abilities. The game begins as a linear adventure featuring… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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12,316 of 13,299 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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20 of 20 · most liked firstThe game I've been working on this year is now available! Pigment is a platformer with movement and mechanics inspired by Hollow Knight, Ori, and The Messenger. There is a big focus on air mobility. Get it for free at: dstears.itch.io/pigment #gamedev #indiegame
unlabelledView post →friends! help! I need a new video game! here are more details: 1. I only have a Switch 2. I only like games with at least *some* fighting, nothing too wholesome 3. I've enjoyed: BOTW & TOTK / Dead Cells / Hades / Slay The Spire / both Ori games / The Messenger / Transistor / Hollow Knight thx!
unlabelledView post →SEA OF STARS is getting stellar reviews, but fans are skeptical after renewed criticism of Jordan Peterson references in Sabotage's last game, THE MESSENGER. Creative director/writer Thierry Boulanger recently addressed the situation: "[I am] definitely not into jordan peterson!" Here's my piece:
unlabelledView post →This week’s pickups!!! 🎮 I think it’s about time I finally played The Messenger… 👀
unlabelledView post →The Sigmessenger Source: The Messenger The Messenger (PC and various platforms) by Sabotage Studio #SigmaPosting #TheMessenger #SabotageStudio #PC Sigma heads from custom sprites by @hansungkee.bsky.social and Aburtos
unlabelledView post →looking through the Nintendo sale and feel the need to say that The Messenger, a game that made me laugh, ignore all other earthly concerns for hours at a time, and occasionally want to stomp on my Switch like an ogre, is currently on sale for £3.49 www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
unlabelledView post →The studio previously made The Messenger and if you want to talk about a game that not only lives up to its inspirations but arguably exceeds them, go play The Messenger, it’s just about perfect
unlabelledView post →lol I totally forgot sea of stars was by the Jordan Peterson-likers. Not super satisfied by their explanation of why he's in The Messenger, and thus not sure how I can trust this game at all. Hmm
unlabelledView post →Oh hey, didn't expect the expansion to be free. Need to give this one some more time. I know some bounced off the irreverent tone (it's set in the same universe as The Messenger, with similar silliness) but it's an absolutely lush game.
unlabelledView post →The Messenger is 80% off on Fanatical (Steam), but the deal ends today, so don’t wait if you want it! 🔗 www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-...
unlabelledView post →As is true and ordained by the ancient texts... Beat a game... Start a new game(s)... I'm starting up both: • The Messenger (big thanks to @t3finn.bsky.social) and • Megabonk (big thanks to @nesstalgic.bsky.social) I will beat my backlog! :D
unlabelledView post →Let me introduce you to this hidden Gem "The Messenger" This game is a love letter to retro side scrolling games with a twist halfway through the game, solid controls, great level design, Pixel graphics, and incredibly great music. Find it on PC, Switch, PS4, and XB1. #gamingsky #gamesky
unlabelledView post →Been playing The Messenger on steam this month, had to draw the titular character as a chibi bc I love them so much 🥰 If you haven't played, it comes from indie developer Sabotage Studio. Great gameplay, feel, art, it's just a really solid game. #themessenger #messenger #chibi #digitalart #bskyart
unlabelledView post →9th Game Beaten of 2026: The Messenger Not sure what to exactly what to say about this game. It had its moments where I was fully in there, vibing with everything. The style, the humor, the flow of everything, but then there were times I wasn't. Not overtly hard or anything, but there were - - -
unlabelledView post →Binding of Issac Sea of Stars Mouthwashing Superliminal Slay the Spire The Messenger Untitled Goose Game Thank Goodness You're Here Hyper Light Drifter Celeste Spiritfarer Transistor Bramble Sifu Cult of the Lamb Enter the Gungeon Citizen Sleeper War of Mine Before Your Eyes Darkest Dungeon Balatro
unlabelledView post →Just beat the third boss in The Messenger. Really fun game. 😊
unlabelledView post →Game #14 of 2025 is The Messenger! 🥷 The Messenger is one of those games that wears its influences proudly and then completely flips them on their head. The second half lost a bit of steam. Still fun, just a lot more backtracking and wandering than I’d have liked!!
unlabelledView post →Wonderful four-player game of Viticulture with Tuscany. Great design that really stands the test of times. We had the Oracle and the Messenger as our special workers. Very close and exciting finish: 31, 29, 27, 25. 🍷🤗 #boardgames #boardgamesky
unlabelledView post →Great soundtrack, fun dialogue, looks beautiful. I'd recommend the first third of the game if that was the entire thing; unfortunately the lack of quality of life when it comes to backtracking really soured the rest of the experience. It feels like it was so close to being a solid 9/10 game, but threw it all away to pad out the runtime.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi play The Messenger, especially if you enjoyed Sea of Stars which are the events that take place before this game. Thank you!
unlabelledView post →Games I am playing right now: Hades Ghost Song The Messenger Fearmonium I might put Fearmonium on pause and start up Dragon Quest I remake instead. Will probably focus on DQ for now. The Messenger will be my dedicated Deck game for now. 😊
unlabelledView post →Current game rotation 🕹️ Technically I haven’t played The Messenger yet, but it’s downloaded and ready to go for next time I have a moment. GoldenEye has been fun to return to after a tough period of adjusting to the controls
unlabelledView post →The Messenger, the Mega Man game I've always wanted and secretly what I wish Owlboy was
unlabelledView post →Name a game song that permanently lives rent free in your head. The Messenger - A Melody to Break the Curse (Music Box Theme) #gamingsky
unlabelledView post →The Messenger is an hommage to the NES Ninja Gaiden series but midway through the game it transforms into a metroidvania! Great bosses, memorable NPC`s, an amazing present/future mechanic which pays tribute to 8bit and 16bit action games and graphics and above all else, The Messenger will actually make you laugh out loud with its humour and witty dialogue! Hands down one of the best games I have ever played!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“The Messenger” is a genuinely fantastic game. It perfectly blends challenging platforming with exploration, backed by incredible music, writing, and art direction. As someone who usually dislikes Metroidvanias, I was hooked all the way through the DLC. I never got bored. If you’re on the fence, just buy it. It’s so much more than it initially seems, and one of those rare games where the developers’ passion truly shines through. I can’t recommend it enough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm playing through The Messenger and wow can you tell this game came out in the 2010s. It commits so hard to the "ha ha these characters know this is a game" bit that all the dialogue quickly becomes infuriating
unlabelledView post →Played some more Returnal (got to final phase of second boss), a bit of Fearmonium (got some new abilites) and tried out the Messenger quickly. Seems like a lovely game. Catchy music. 😌
unlabelledView post →Fall brings plenty of great deals. If you're planning to pick up some games and want to support my account, feel free to use the links below. I recommend The Messenger, an excellent game currently 80% off. Fanatical (Steam): www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-... GOG: af.gog.com/en/game/the_...
unlabelledView post →At first I was enjoying my time with this game. The pixel art is gorgeous and the music is really good. Gameplay felt snappy from the get-go as well. Yet very quickly, things went downhill. I really don't like how dying and upgrades feel in this game, especially combined with how the game is designed in general. The knockback is comical with how it can send you flying across the screen under the right circumstances. Not a fan? There's an upgrade for that! Which feels like this game was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey, take this scroll. You've been tasked playing this game now. Trust me you will not regret it. Had a lot of fun with this title. Well balanced difficulty, lot of humour, nicely fitting music, fun to play and discover. Just be warned, if you don't like linear platformers - you have nothing to worry! After dew hours game shows its true genre providing completely new approach on levels discovered so far. And now go and do THE THING.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I make game reviews on YouTube, with a focus on #indiegames and hidden gems! Recently I made a review on The Messenger! I'm making an effort to upload more consistently (currently working on the next review) and I'd love to have you along for the journey! ^^ #videogames youtu.be/YCPaKCvqAa4
unlabelledView post →This review contains spoilers, as it is hard to explain why I wouldn't recommend the game without knowing about the second part of the game. The Messenger starts out strong as a linear 2D action platformer with an amazing blend of fun movement abilities, overall great design and some really good music. It was an absolute pleasure to play through the game until the big twist, which turns the game into a metroidvania. Everything after that was an absolute slog with an overabundance of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mostly neutral review, but I'm still leaning towards a thumbs down. Spoilers ahead. I have to admit that the idea is very cool: a classic platformer that introduces time travel mechanics and then turns into a metroidvania, as if to contrast the old platformer format with the modern one that's in fashion today. Very impressive visually, though I much prefer the "retro" graphics to the fancier newer ones in the second half of the game, especially in the catacombs, where the newer graphics make…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now playing: The Messenger #PS5 Been a few years and I wanted to keep the action-platformer vibes rolling. I remember the game fondly but only remember broad strokes about the gameplay.
unlabelledView post →Game #11 completed in 2026, The Messenger. Glad I pushed through this! It's a really cool game. Trying to ease into 2D Metroidvanias (this is the first I've finished) and get better at 2D platformers in general. Really enjoyed this. Now I need to finish Sea of Stars!
unlabelledView post →2 words : Absolute Cinema. The combat and platforming itself feel really smooth The switch-up between 8-bit (past) and 16-bit (future) works really well altering both the sound quality as well as the area you're currently in It has some great banter between the shopkeeper NPC and the main character for some hilarious dialogue. Absolute bangers playing throughout the entire game as well. 10/10 game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, so - I finished it. And... it's complicated. The messenger is an overall good game with fun and innovative gameplay ideas. It's a bit of a raw diamond, that could do with a bit more refinement. I taught level design and balancing in a course for game design, and here are some points that I would pic up with my students: - Gameplay mechanics: The game uses a series of well tested traversal and combat mechanics for metroidvania games and tweaks them in a way that doesn't make them feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most people know Sabotage Studio for Sea of Stars, but many don't realize they made another great game before that: The Messenger. I thought it was good at first, but the second half changed my mind completely. You need to play it yourself. It's really cool #indiegame #indiedev
unlabelledView post →As I get to wrapping up Gravity Circuit... I think next I am going to get to a game I've been meaning to get to for a while Sea of Stars :3 I adored their first game, The Messenger. That's a different type of game, but this team making a Chrono Trigger inspired RPG? Heck yeah, all in
unlabelledView post →If you liked novels like this... and games like this... may I interest you in my book, The Bard and the Messenger? Especially if you're hungry for fantasy romance adventures featuring a transgender protagonist chasing his dreams? Links for purchase: linktr.ee/alakotila
unlabelledView post →OH BOY YAY I HAVE A MIGRAINE! So I'm playing a comfort game tonight. It's been a minute since I've played through The Messenger. www.twitch.tv/th4tgamerchick
unlabelledView post →Share some of your favorite video game OSTs 🎵 FFVII Rebirth Va-ll Ha11-a Undertale The Messenger
unlabelledView post →I'm never sure what game to commit to next after completing one; but I think I've decided on The Messenger. I bought it on sale a while ago and kinda forgot about it. I just saw it on my games list and decided to start anew and remembered just how fun it is despite how bad I am at this type.
unlabelledView post →A tribute to old-school games that gets the job done. Everything is enjoyable (with a few minor inaccuracies here and there). Be warned, the backtracking can get intense.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been getting back into "The Messenger" again — this game is just as good as ever!?!🐸💜✨ #indiegames 📺: youtu.be/TxwC74Pae-U
unlabelledView post →#justbeatit The Messenger A rollercoaster. The game started too easy, then became difficult but great, then became annoying and obtuse and then it became awesome again. But a banger rollercoaster it was! @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →#justbeatit, The Messenger. One of the best games that I’ve played in a while! The music is phenomenal, platforming is amazing, the writing is clever and hilarious, and the art style and aesthetic are unique. A Mr.Mullet Game of the Year contender! @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →I LOVE that Sea of Stars and The Messenger have a shared universe, and I'm looking forward to Sabotage's next game (code named "Project Sparrow") which will also be in the same universe with retro inspirations yet again 😌 I need to do another replay of The Messenger sometime this year...
unlabelledView post →Went in with zero expectations, trusting that the game is probably decent if it managed to snatch Best Debut Indie Game at The Game Awards 2018. Fell in love with it immediately! One of the best metroidvanias I’ve played in years. Especially want to praise the writing and the music.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Me and a colleague of mine were talking video game soundtracks the other day, and The Messenger came up. Today he randomly sent me a Steam key for the game. Absolute angel, that one!
unlabelledView post →Here we have a Character from a #DungeonsAndDragons Game I am in, called "The Messenger", who is the Deity of Hope (as Mascot of the Post Office) in the setting of the Game! So, here we have the Messenger giving a Message. Why do I feel Shira may need to tell them that should never be Plan A!? #DND
unlabelledView post →You’ll love our indie game if you’ve played... • Ori and the Blind Forest • Katana Zero • MegaMan X • The Messenger
unlabelledView post →Recommended ✔️ Hours Played: 12.1 Posted: Just now After finishing The Messenger, my life has spiraled into questionable choices. I now refuse to walk anywhere unless I first strike a dramatic pose and double-jump off a conveniently placed bird. My friends say the sidewalks weren’t “designed for cloudstepping,” but that didn’t stop me from repeatedly kicking light poles trying to gain extra height. The city council has issued a formal letter asking me to “stop attempting aerial maneuvers…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Modern game with a modern stick? who dis? Day 2 of the Messenger continues! twitch.tv/sconebonevideo
unlabelledView post →The Messenger (X1) $3.99 via Xbox (Game Pass Price). ow.ly/IPPK50UFNUm
unlabelledView post →This game starts off not too crazy for a 2D platformer, and rather boring honestly, and for a while I didn't feel like finishing it until my friend nudged me to keep playing. It gets better as you play, definitely missed the mark in the beginning for me, but once I got a few upgrades (after about 4-ish hours of playtime) then it started getting more fun. There's some pretty cool gimmicks and movement tech this game has to offer, and exploring gets a lot more fun once you unlock those.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looks like The Messenger or Ninja Gaiden or Cyber Shadow. The Messenger is really awesome and if you haven't played it yet you should. So yeah what I am trying to say is this game looks really cool
unlabelledView post →This game was recommended to me by my friend and it did not take time for me to absolutely love it! At first it felt like classic platformer with running, jumping and slashing with the sword but at I did not expect was the switch from 8‑bit to 16‑bit halfway through.... you can literally travel between eras and that changes level layout, music and how you approach exploration too. To top off, the game opens up into a metroidvania later on with more abilities which feels quite clever. Also, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid game with solid concept. It's not as intense as Celeste when it comes to platforming puzzle, and the action/progression is not as intense as Hollow Knight. It's a nice hybrid between the two, that makes you feel like a ninja with all the mobility tools when you nail it. And above all, the game is relatively easy. I did have some minor complaints: 1. Backtracking sucks. Fast travel is almost none existent and if you choose the "wrong" path, you have to re-do the entire stage because…
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