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The Messenger

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The Messenger
The Messenger cover
Developers
Sabotage Studio
Publishers
Devolver Digital
Engines
Unity 2017[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 30, 2018
Reception
Metacritic 83
OpenCritic 86
IGDB 87
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series The Messenger
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The Messenger on IGDB
The Messenger guide on StrategyWiki
The Messenger on MobyGames
The Messenger on Wikipedia
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General information

Developer Discord server
Community wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2]
Windows
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Picnic Panic Free expansion with 3 new levels and bosses.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sabotage Studio\The Messenger\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/764790/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Sabotage Studio\The Messenger\SaveGame.txt
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\DevolverDigital.TheMessenger_6kzv4j18v0c96\SystemAppData\wgs
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/764790/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

General settings.
General settings.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard settings.
Keyboard settings.
Controller settings.
Controller settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
Canadian French
Labeled as "Québécois".
German
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Controller not recognized

The game does not recognize some controllers, even though they support XInput mode

Use Xbox 360 Controller Emulator[3]
  1. Download the 64-bit version of the Xbox 360 Controller Emulator from http://www.x360ce.com
  2. Extract x360ce_x64.exe to <path-to-game>.
  3. Run x360ce_x64.exe. It will ask to extract xinput1_3.dll. Let it.
  4. Configure the application for the controller (i.e. make sure that the buttons are all correct).
  5. Press the Save button and close the application.
  6. Rename xinput1_3.dll to xinput1_4.dll.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input Rewired

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4210 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1200 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 4400
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2017.4.12f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/764790/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (764790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-06-13
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-14
  3. FIX: Controller not recognized - last accessed on May 2023