The Messenger

SabotageReleased August 30, 2018

ActionIndieSingleplayer Great Soundtrack Comedy Funny

GameValio recommendationWorth It

The stars are aligning for this one. At this moment, the game is delivering well and the price feels right.

Losing players
Niche gem - loved by fans, smaller community
Highly rated (10,767 reviews)

Why “Worth It”

The ring is the score: filled up to 72 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.

Skip This
Wait for Sale
Maybe
Worth It
Great Deal

Where to buy

4 stores · lowest price first

Steam Cheapest Official store · Price set 10 days agoR$11.99R$59.99−80%Buy

Loaded Authorized reseller · Price set 16 hours agoR$13.69+R$1.70−77%Buy

Kinguin Key marketplace · Price set 16 hours agoR$14.16+R$2.17−76%Buy

Nuuvem Authorized reseller · Price set 6 days agoR$37.99+R$26.00−37%Buy

Always sorted by the lowest price, marketplaces included; on a tie the partner store comes first. Marketplace: a Steam key sold by third parties, with the marketplace's buyer protection. Authorized reseller: a store licensed by the publisher.

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Behind the recommendation

How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.

Value73/100

R$11.99: very accessible price
80% off: deep discount

Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.

Price history

Now R$11.99Lowest recorded R$7.59Full price R$59.99

Quality89/100

93% positive (10,767 reviews): very positive reception
Metacritic 83/100: high marks from professional reviewers
10,767 reviews: large sample

Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.

Steam review score 93% · Very PositivePositive 10kNegative 792

Popularity33/100

Players down 32% in recent days
44 concurrent players: niche audience
10,767 total reviews: proven game with large community

Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.

Daily peak concurrent players

Players now 44Peak in period 113

Game details

Developers: Sabotage
Publishers: Devolver Digital
Release date: August 30, 2018
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 48
Steam recs: 10,617
Official website: themessengergame.com
Supported languages: 10 languagesSee the list
English · French · German · Spanish - Spain · Simplified Chinese · Traditional Chinese · Japanese · Korean · Portuguese - Brazil · Russian
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support +4See the list
Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing