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90BANG SCORE
The Messenger
BANGER · Shooter · 2018
A lot of game for the money: about 12.1h, $3.99 (~$0.33/hr), 93% positive.
The verdict
−80%SALE BANGER90 is the sale score. Normally
76
at full price.Already a BANGER at $3.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
$0.33/hr over the 12.1h main story, $0.25/hr if you 100% it (16.2h).
Better value than 97% of Shooter games
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.
Length
12.1h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
16.2h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$0.33/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$3.99
Reviews
93%
13,022 reviews
Metacritic
83
critic score
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2018
What drives the score
Value$0.33/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length12 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews93% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach750K+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement30% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization✓ None
No microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
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Critics vs players+10
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 13,022 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
90% start to 30% finish30% finish it. People genuinely stick with this one. Steam global achievements
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DeveloperSabotage
PublisherDevolver Digital
GenreShooter
Achievements48
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