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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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Platform / regionDateStatus
Nintendo SwitchAug 30, 2018Confirmed
PC (Microsoft Windows)Aug 30, 2018Confirmed
PlayStation 4Mar 19, 2019Confirmed
Xbox OneJun 25, 2020Confirmed
PlayStation 5Jan 23, 2025Confirmed

Developer SabotagePublisher Devolver Digital

PlatformerAdventureIndieArcade

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