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Game entry

The Messenger

2018 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Action-adventure, Arcade · PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One · Devolver Digital

The Messenger holds position no. 1,210 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,561 ELO points and 45% of duels won out of 211 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Batman: Arkham City: 12 duels settled, 2 to 10. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 25 out of 95 (Metroidvania).

World rank

no. 1,210

ELO score

1,561

Wins

45%

Duels played

211

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About The Messenger

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.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,561 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games The Messenger sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,207 Mad Father 1,562
  2. 1,208 Scribblenauts 1,562
  3. 1,209 Prototype 1,561
  4. 1,210 The Messenger 1,561
  5. 1,211 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 1,561
  6. 1,212 Twelve Minutes 1,561
  7. 1,213 The Surge 1,561

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The standing

Where The Messenger ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Messenger stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 25 out of 95 (Metroidvania).

Where The Messenger ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,210 5,035
Metroidvania 25 95
2010s 514 2,050
2018 49 206

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