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.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input, • a fact this genre's score does not use. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
People genuinely stick with this one. Steam global achievements
I had a decent time with this game, but it feels like a far cry from a masterpiece. The game is pretty casual for the most part, with a couple tricky parts like the "I Swear It's My First Time" achievement, but largely pretty relaxed. On the subject of achievements there are missable achievements here and fellow achievement hunters should check out a guide if you want all achievements in one run. I love the...
The game is pretty solid I think in the middle of the platformers. It's not that hard but not that easy at some sections also. The story is enjoyable I liked a lot. Worth to play it at least once.
Шикарный Платформер в ретро стилистике с небольшими элементами Метроидвании, 8 и 16 битная музыка и графика просто великолепны, особенно забавно что смена музыки и графики здесь как отдельная механика геймплея. Приятный сюжет, много отсылок и хороший юмор. Очень понравилась игра как оригинал так и бесплатное сюжетное DLC Picnic Panic. Настоятельно рекомендую любителям подобного жанра - это шедевр!
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Worth it · Action · 2018
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Yes, worth it at $19.99. A BANGER if it drops to $10.66.
about 12.1h$19.99 (~)
Recent reviews trending down (82% last 30 days vs 93% all-time)
Better value than 99% of Action games
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The Messenger scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/764790/the-messenger<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/764790/the-messenger"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/764790" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/764790/the-messenger)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 4h ago.
Low $3.99High $19.99Now $19.99
Price line + bands by tier:BANGERWorth itPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
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Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
The lowest price on record is $3.99, set in March 2024. It has been discounted 71 times in the 8 years tracked here, typically at 60 percent off, with about 5 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price. The last sale was about 9 weeks ago, and on this game's rhythm the next one tends to arrive within 5 weeks. The math puts its BANGER price at $10.66, and history has reached that level 53 times. Patience has paid on this one before.
About 30 percent of players see it through to the end, which is high. People who start this one tend to stay. Players rate it 93 percent positive over its lifetime, but the last 30 days run 82 percent. Something recent has soured the room.