The Messenger

30.08.2018
Critic 87/100
Users 79/100
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.
In a village of ninjas, an ancient prophecy foretells that a "Western Hero" will one day arrive to save them from the demons that plague the land. When the Demon King attacks, the promised hero appears and repels him, then entrusts a young ninja with a sacred scroll — naming him the Messenger and charging him to carry it east, to the top of a distant mountain. Aided along the way by a mysterious blue-robed shopkeeper, the Messenger sets out across a perilous world, his simple delivery gradually drawing him into a far greater struggle that spans centuries and bends time itself.

Buy

Expansion packs

11.07.2019

The Messenger's epic story continues on in a summer vacation DLC full of tropical action! On Voodkin Island, the demon Barma'thazël captured helpless little creatures to use them in his dark rituals. Only the heroic Messenger can save them now in a vacation-meets-rescue-mission adventure!

Could be interesting

22.06.2015

Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio is an exciting, fast-paced action game. Help Tcheco the Adventure Boy to leave a mysterious castle full of deadly creatures! Be ready for a big challenge, full of nonsense humor and retro goodness.

04.11.2021

Super Mombo Quest is an action-packed precision platformer! A metroidvania with classic arcade mechanics, featuring some crazy combat, challenging combos and plenty of collectibles - all in a huge interconnected world! Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.

13.01.2016

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

24.05.2023

Shinobi alert! Use your 7 shinobi weapons to survive the bloodshed! Introducing a hard core 2D ninja action game by Hyper-retro graphics.

21.07.2020

Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!

06.03.2024

Berserk Boy is a vibrant, retro 2D action platformer that lets you… GO BERSERK! Change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Earth, Air, and Ice as you race through stylish stages in a heroic battle to save the planet from the evil Dr. Genos!

18.07.2019

Horace is a story-driven, pixel-platform adventure peppered with nostalgic, popular culture references which will bring a smile to any gamer who enjoys the 8 and 16 bit era!

20.03.2019

The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure gameplay returns with a brand new sequel to Blaster Master Zero!

17.10.2022

A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.

07.11.2017

Kuso, the sequel to Love, is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. You find yourself in a minimalist world and with only the ability to run and jump, as well as the option to leave a checkpoint on any solid ground. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, and swinging axes.

Links

Age Rating

AGERATING_CATEGORY_NULL: AGERATING_RATING_NULL AGERATING_CATEGORY_NULL: AGERATING_RATING_NULL All Ages Parental Guidance (PG)

Companies

Developer:

Game modes

Languages

 
Interface
Audio
Subtitles

Platforms

Engines