The Messenger

30 Aug, 2018Steam Store

★ 92%10,556 reviews19.50 €

DeveloperSabotage

PublisherDevolver Digital

Retro Platformer Pixel Graphics Metroidvania Ninja 2D Great Soundtrack Indie Action 2D Platformer Singleplayer Funny Action-Adventure Difficult Time Travel Adventure Side Scroller Comedy

Most distinctive niche

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Among all this game's genres, this is the one where players have the most distinctive taste — they rate games very differently from the average Steam gamer, suggesting a more passionate, selective community. It's not about what the game is most tagged as — it's about which of its communities has the most opinionated audience.

2D Platformer

Est. Gross Revenue$000,000Unlock →

Copies Sold000,000Unlock →

Avg Playtime12.4h

Median Playtime6.6h

Reviewer Lifetime Playtime

Lifetime playtime reported by Steam for 508 sampled reviewers when the data was collected - non-reviewing owners excluded.

Mean and median are close - lifetime playtime is roughly symmetric across sampled reviewers, with no extreme outliers skewing the average. Most reviewers invest a similar amount of time. The game likely has a natural stopping point - a story ending, a skill ceiling, or a genre convention - that the majority reaches before putting it down.

10th %ile6.0h

90th %ile31.1h

Median15.4h

Mean19.9h

MedianMeanP10-P90 range

Review History Summary

Monthly reviews — positive up, negative down. Dotted lines: Releases = EA · 1.0 · DLCs (soundtracks, radio, music EPs excluded). Hover a release date to see details in the tooltip.

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