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The Messenger

92% positive of 10,741 Steam reviews

To finish: 15 h
Released: 2018
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Sabotage. Published by Devolver Digital.

About the game

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.

Tagged by players

Ninja
Metroidvania
Platformer
Retro
Time Travel
Pixel Graphics
2D Platformer
Epic
Difficult
Funny
Action-Adventure
Action

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The Messenger

92% positive of 10,741 Steam reviews

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To finish: 15 h
Released: 2018
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Sabotage. Published by Devolver Digital.

About the game

Tagged by players

Ninja
Metroidvania
Platformer
Retro
Time Travel
Pixel Graphics
2D Platformer
Epic
Difficult
Funny
Action-Adventure
Action

What players say

Recommended
While not the best metroidvania by any means, it is one which I hold in high regard, due to it's solid level design which can work in multiple ways, and the crux of the twist being inherently really fun. It's style is so high and it's substance decently strong that it's won me over in making 3 playthroughs over 3 consoles lol! It's a comfort food for sure, but looking at the ingredients it's got some strong stock in…
14 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.
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Recommended
A fun and competently constructed platformer with a clever story and a lot of charm. I appreciate that the game is self aware and leaves plenty of room for jokes and the odd fourth-wall break. It's certainly worth the standard $20 price tag pretty easily. Only two complaints. "Cloud-walking", while a unique take on traversal mechanics, is basically just "double-jump" with extra steps and the game relies on this…
20 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Super early review...just beat the first level, so far...but plan to play all the way through. This game is absolute 90's Nintendo games nostalgia, without the 90's Nintendo game difficulty. Then add in some funny dialogue. Edit: Played some more now. Still like it...but the lazer level just pisses me off. This game is fun when it's fast, jumping, and attacking...not slow and methodical platformer. That level sucks.…
4.6 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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