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The Messenger
2018 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Action-adventure, Arcade · PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One · Devolver Digital
The Messenger is ranked no. 573 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,663 and 45% of duels won.
World rank
no. 573
ELO score
1,663
Wins
45%
Duels played
171
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 1,663 ELO points over the last 123 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Batman: Arkham City 17% 12 duels played · 214 points behind
- against Dead Cells 17% 6 duels played · 200 points behind
- against Blasphemous 75% 4 duels played · 111 points ahead
- against Ori and the Blind Forest 25% 4 duels played · 83 points behind
- against Fez 33% 3 duels played · 15 points behind
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