The Messenger (2018)

30 August 2018PAL

AdventureArcadeIndiePlatform

In stock at 2 shops2 shops hold a copy From $59.99 to $179.99 at 2 shops · New and pre-owned, as each shop lists it

Also listed as“The Messenger (NTSC)(BRAND NEW)” · “The Messenger [Limited Run] (NTSC)(BRAND NEW)” · “The Messenger – PlayStation 5” (the names New Zealand shops actually use for this release).

Where to buy

Nintendo SwitchPC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox OnePlayStation 5Nintendo Switch · NTSC-U copiesPlayStation 5 · NTSC-U copies

Nintendo Switch

PAL · 30 August 2018

No New Zealand shop we read has listed this release.

PC (Microsoft Windows)

PAL · 30 August 2018

No New Zealand shop we read has listed this release.

PlayStation 4

PAL · 19 March 2019

No New Zealand shop we read has listed this release.

Xbox One

PAL · 25 June 2020

No New Zealand shop we read has listed this release.

PlayStation 5

PAL · 23 January 2025

Held by 1 shop · 1 in stock

Appleby Games$59.99In stock

Details as each shop states them

The shop lists these as NTSC-U. We have no NTSC-U release of this game on Nintendo Switch on record, so they are shown here rather than counted as a release.

Nintendo Switch

NTSC-U copies

Held by 1 shop · 1 in stock

Retro Realm GamesNTSC-U · New$64.99In stock Retro Realm GamesNTSC-U · New$179.99In stock

Details as each shop states them

The shop lists these as NTSC-U. We have no NTSC-U release of this game on PlayStation 5 on record, so they are shown here rather than counted as a release.

PlayStation 5

NTSC-U copies

Held by 1 shop · 1 in stock

Retro Realm GamesNTSC-U · New$59.99In stock

Details as each shop states them

About this game

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. Leveraging players expectations as a core game design ingredient, The Messenger is first presented as an 8-bit action platformer with a simple story, that unravels into an epic time traveling tale, eventually revealing itself as a 16-bit Metroidvania game packed with replay value and deadpan humor.

Where this came from

Title and release dates from Wikidata (CC0), enriched from IGDB. Availability and price read from each shop’s own public catalogue, nightly. The price shown is the shop’s own, stated by the shop.