Artwork for The Messenger

The Messenger

August 30, 2018

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.

OpenCritic

86

How Long To Beat

12h

Main

14h

Extras

15h

Complete

14h

All Styles

Main story
Finished: Aug 30, 2023 10.83 hours played on PlayStation 4
Main story
Finished: Apr 19, 2020 0 hours played
Finished: Feb 21, 2024 0.01 hours played