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The Messenger
by Sabotage, published by Devolver Digital
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-t
Released Aug 30, 2018
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 92% positive of 10,768 Steam reviews | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $19.99 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 24 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 66 | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 60 | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 62 | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | 39 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 62 | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 42 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 42 | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 70 | 16 |
| Jul 2026 | 64 | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | 59 | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 83 | 7 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 410k – 1.2M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $3.4M – $12M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 10,768 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 39–102 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Ninja | 1 in 208 games |
| Metroidvania | 1 in 59 games |
| Great Soundtrack | 1 in 46 games |
| Difficult | 1 in 19 games |
| 2D Platformer | 1 in 13 games |
| Platformer | 1 in 11 games |
| Retro | 1 in 10 games |
| Funny | 1 in 8 games |
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