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title: "The Messenger"
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description: "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."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2018-08-30 00:00:00"
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The Messenger | Nintendo Switch Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![The Messenger](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/the-messenger.jpeg "The Messenger")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/the-messenger.jpeg)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.

### Release info - The Messenger

Release date

 2018-08-30 00:00:00

Publisher

 Devolver Digital

Demo available

DLC available

Max players

 1

Age rating

 7

NS Online support

Game code

 HACPAQ7PA

Cloud Saves support

Voice Chat support

HD Rumble support

Languages

japanese, english, spanish, french, german, portuguese, russian, korean, chinese

 Genres

action, adventure, arcade

### Nintendo eShop - The Messenger

[EUR 19.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/NL/nl/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 19.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/BE/nl/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 19.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/DE/de/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 19.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/FR/fr/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[GBP 17.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/GB/en/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[USD 19.99](https://www.nintendo.com/US/store/products/the-messenger-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

¥19.80

[CAD 25.19](https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/the-messenger-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 19.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/IT/it/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[MXN 387.81](https://www.nintendo.com/es-mx/store/products/the-messenger-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 19.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/PT/pt/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[19,99 €](https://ec.nintendo.com/SK/sk/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[EUR 19.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/ES/es/titles/70010000012839/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[ARS 9199.0](https://www.nintendo.com/es-ar/store/products/the-messenger-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[BRL 73.96](https://www.nintendo.com/pt-br/store/products/the-messenger-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[CLP 15312.0](https://www.nintendo.com/es-cl/store/products/the-messenger-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

[COP 71964.0](https://www.nintendo.com/es-co/store/products/the-messenger-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

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[PEN 71.96](https://www.nintendo.com/es-pe/store/products/the-messenger-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview)

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