# The Messenger

Summer DB entity ID: cd87750a\-61ab\-4f1b\-9c69\-4f62ae28850d

Steam App ID: 764790

WATCH "THE MESSENGER" EPISODE OF BEHIND THE SCHEMES     About the 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\. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time\-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor\.            Dynamic, acrobatic gameplay and ultra tight controls worthy of an epic ninja adventure\.    Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels, and branching paths to discover\.    Meticulously designed 8\-bit and 16\-bit sprites, animations, and backgrounds in the spirit of the classics\.    A memorable cast of offbeat villains, bosses, and associates\.    Original soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, handmade using Famitracker\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Sabotage

- Publisher: Devolver Digital

- Release date: Aug 30, 2018

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_8e0fa7f8226d8f8fd0dd313e26e6b4d97562f7a3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_245d381f3b4a280818c73ef3769a92ea3a5a23b7\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_105fd3de6a4dbf2cb848f2c265212ae3eb7434e5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_8dd705de7ce4ae51d6f6c70fa577fbb3232c0ce0\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_480583aad07967ee7792e15528d1493280e904b2\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_9b2577846d890f6fd008bfe465322126b5ce1c54\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_875fe259c26f29d959efba0eca47e1b63d844c75\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_1e3c0e79c6f85bd6700c617a219169851cee9619\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_98dce81187ce61b11293879df6eadb6fa8207fb3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_5954b762b12052fb57cd8efae74c9ab2864c96fb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_a2411df6edd809eaf708b55af0fbe13740199133\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_622d15d89486e1232b98e0e63f20e631330ad312\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/764790/ss\_3b8ee4c743162a1f19966b0d785457cd3fd967a5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1751460481

- Price: 1999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 22

- Steam review count: 13274

- Steam positive reviews: 12295

- Steam negative reviews: 979

- Steam positive percentage: 92.62467982522224%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/cd87750a-61ab-4f1b-9c69-4f62ae28850d/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/cd87750a-61ab-4f1b-9c69-4f62ae28850d/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T06:57:04\.662487\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T06:57:05\.925365\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T06:57:05\.669871\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/764790/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/cd87750a-61ab-4f1b-9c69-4f62ae28850d)