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Developer: Sabotage

Publisher: Devolver Digital

Released:

PS4

The Messenger

EU

Game Status

No Known Issues
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GB
8/29
BRZ
0/9
SLV
0/4
GLD
0/1
PLT
11.0%
Completion
4
Play Count
1.52 Hours
Play Duration
Mar 21, 2026
Last Played

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2
Versions
51
Total Players
1
Monthly Players
1,319
Trophies Earned
25
Plats Earned
21
100% Earns
56.8%
Avg. Completion

About This 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. 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.

Platform Adventure Indie Arcade Action Comedy

Time to Beat

14.5h
Speedrun
15.5h
Normal
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Additional Versions

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Trophies

Type: Rarity:
Trophy Groups
The Messenger The Messenger 41 The Messenger - Picnic Panic The Messenger - Picnic Panic 2
The Messenger

The Messenger

8/28
BRZ
0/8
SLV
0/4
GLD
0/1
PLT
I am The Messenger
I am The Messenger Platinum

Obtain all other trophies

PP 49.0%
·
6.6%
Enter The Ninja
Enter The Ninja Bronze

Beat the intro without dying

PP 94.1%
·
88.5%
· 12/23/22
Dungeon Brawler
Dungeon Brawler Bronze

Defeat the Necromancer

PP 70.6%
·
51.2%
· 3/21/26
Deposit At The River Bank
Deposit At The River Bank Bronze

Jump down the big waterfall in Bamboo Creek

PP 68.6%
·
46.1%
My Bad!
My Bad! Bronze

Defeat the Emerald Golem

PP 68.6%
·
42.5%
I Quill Survive
I Quill Survive Bronze

Defeat the Queen of Quills

PP 68.6%
·
38.0%
Leg Day
Leg Day Bronze

Defeat Colos & Suses

PP 66.7%
·
36.1%
Glacial Peaked
Glacial Peaked Bronze

Get to the top of the mountain

PP 64.7%
·
34.0%
Did The Thing
Did The Thing Silver

Defeat the Arcane Golem

PP 60.8%
·
30.8%
Sweet 16!
Sweet 16! Bronze

Time travel to the future

PP 60.8%
·
30.8%
Was That A Dragon?
Was That A Dragon? Bronze

Defeat the Sky Serpent

PP 60.8%
·
29.2%
More Like 'Dumb In General'
More Like 'Dumb In General' Gold

Defeat the Demon General

PP 56.9%
·
26.6%
Man's Best Fred
Man's Best Fred Bronze

Ride Manfred around the world back to where it all started

PP 56.9%
·
26.6%
Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow Bronze

Make it out of the underwater labyrinth

PP 52.9%
·
19.3%
Tumble Hijinx
Tumble Hijinx Bronze

Bump on a few flowers in Rivière Turquoise

PP 52.9%
·
19.2%
The Lava Is Floor
The Lava Is Floor Bronze

Run on lava

PP 51.0%
·
18.7%
Nothing To Fear
Nothing To Fear Silver

Rescue all Phobekins

PP 51.0%
·
18.5%
Not With THAT Altitude
Not With THAT Altitude Silver

Defeat the Demon King

PP 51.0%
·
18.2%
More like EleMENTAL SKylands
More like EleMENTAL SKylands Bronze

Complete the Elemental Skylands scenario

PP 51.0%
·
18.2%
Well, That Was Unsightly
Well, That Was Unsightly Bronze

Survive the Corrupted Future chase

PP 51.0%
·
18.0%
Sun And Moon
Sun And Moon Bronze

Receive the Key of Love

PP 51.0%
·
19.0%
It Sounds Better On Vinyl
It Sounds Better On Vinyl Bronze

Complete the Melody

PP 51.0%
·
18.0%
I'm Your Biggest Phan
I'm Your Biggest Phan Gold

Defeat Phantom

PP 51.0%
·
17.8%
The Fake Ending Was Better
The Fake Ending Was Better Bronze

Beat the game

PP 51.0%
·
17.8%
Losing Weight, Gaining Ground
Losing Weight, Gaining Ground Bronze

Buy five upgrades in the shop

PP 76.5%
·
52.8%
· 3/21/26
Be Lootful And Multiply
Be Lootful And Multiply Bronze

Destroy a Big Time Shard

PP 76.5%
·
53.5%
· 3/20/26
Walking On Air
Walking On Air Silver

Execute 15 Cloudsteps without landing or clinging to a wall

PP 64.7%
·
32.6%
I Swear It's My First Time
I Swear It's My First Time Gold

Make it through Dark Cave without the 'Power of True Sight'

PP 51.0%
·
7.3%
Challenge Expected
Challenge Expected Bronze

Destroy your first Power Seal

PP 82.4%
·
61.7%
· 12/23/22
Wheelin' And Sealin'
Wheelin' And Sealin' Gold

Destroy all Power Seals

PP 49.0%
·
13.1%
Started From The Bottom
Started From The Bottom Silver

Buy all upgrades from the shop

PP 51.0%
·
19.2%
I've Been Around
I've Been Around Bronze

Enter all areas of the world

PP 51.0%
·
18.1%
Eye Of The Shareholder
Eye Of The Shareholder Bronze

Meet Quarble

PP 86.3%
·
77.0%
· 12/23/22
Fine, I Won't Open It
Fine, I Won't Open It Bronze

Be lectured on happiness

PP 76.5%
·
33.1%
· 3/19/26
Bait Taken
Bait Taken Bronze

Be lectured on the power of stories

PP 62.7%
·
13.6%
You Said This Was A Platformer
You Said This Was A Platformer Silver

Be lectured on the inner child

PP 56.9%
·
9.9%
Hope This Phelps
Hope This Phelps Bronze

Buy the Swim Dash upgrade from the shop

PP 72.5%
·
48.3%
One Hit Wonder
One Hit Wonder Bronze

Kill a green demon in a single hit

PP 51.0%
·
19.3%
Welco Metot Henex Tlevel
Welco Metot Henex Tlevel Silver

Keep a windmill shuriken going for 15 seconds

PP 49.0%
·
10.8%
No Argument Here
No Argument Here Silver

Make it from the beginning of the game to beating the Queen of Quills with zero deaths

PP 51.0%
·
7.7%
How Ninja Is That?
How Ninja Is That? Bronze

Attack your first enemy projectile

PP 82.4%
·
70.7%
· 12/23/22
The Messenger - Picnic Panic

The Messenger - Picnic Panic

0/1
BRZ
0/1
SLV
0/0
GLD
0/0
PLT
Now THAT'S a finale!
Now THAT'S a finale! Bronze

Defeat the Demon General... again

PP 43.1%
·
8.4%
Thanks I hate it
Thanks I hate it Silver

Meet the voodoo mask

PP 41.2%
·
6.1%