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The Messenger

2018 action-platformer indie video game
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Summary

The Messenger is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,277 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: The Game Awards − Best Debut Game[3]
  • Publisher: Devolver Digital[4]
  • Genre: Metroidvania[5], action game[6]
  • Developer: Sabotage Studio[7]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[8], Nintendo Switch[9], PlayStation 4[10]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[11]
  • Language of work or name: English[12], French[13], German[14], Spanish[15], Simplified Chinese[16], Traditional Chinese[17], Japanese[18], Korean[19], Brazilian Portuguese[20], Russian[21]
  • Software engine: Unity[22]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[23], digital download[24]
  • Review score: 86/100[25], 88%[26], 88/100[27]
  • Country of origin: Canada[28]
  • Publication date: August 30, 2018[29]
  • Distributed by: Humble Store[30], Steam[31], Epic Games Store[32], Nintendo eShop[33], GOG.com[34], Microsoft Store[35], PlayStation Store[36]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone 10+[37]
  • Official website: https://themessengergame.com[38]
  • Nominated for: The Game Awards − Best Indie[39], The Game Awards − Best Debut Game[40]
  • Has characteristic: indie game[41]
  • Different from: The Messenger[42]
  • Compatible with: Steam Deck[43]

Why It Matters

The Messenger has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did The Messenger receive?

Honors received include The Game Awards − Best Debut Game[3].

Related Entities

Canada Microsoft Windows Sabotage Studio Unity

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . polygon.com. Retrieved . polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Humble Store. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Epic Games Store. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Nintendo eShop. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . variety.com. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . variety.com. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · ~2026-52835-71 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'pt', 'tr']
    Platform → Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Platform: PlayStation 4"
  2. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/The_Messenger_2018
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ P14470: Games/The_Messenger_2018, removing duplicates that were erroneously introduced by my previous import"
  3. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/The_Messenger_2018
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/The_Messenger_2018, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/The_Messenger_2018
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/The_Messenger_2018, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → the-messenger
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: the-messenger, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  6. 16w ago · Teiron · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → video game
    Has characteristic → indie game
    Game mode → single-player video game
    Genre → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gry-online game id: 21057, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180151239|The Messenger (#180151239)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #"
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