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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. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 17:11 UTC | 35 |
| 9 Nov, 17:09 UTC | 33 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2018 | 176 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2018 | 108 | 61% | Holds players well (better than 85% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2019 | 62 | 35% | Holds players well (better than 72% of 7,786 other games) |
The Messenger kept 61% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2018 after 3 months and 35% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 36 | −5 | −13.1% | 48 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 42 | −11 | −20.7% | 89 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 53 | +17 | +45.9% | 149 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 36 | −11 | −23.3% | 135 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 47 | −7 | −13% | 112 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 54 | +24 | +78.7% | 128 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 30 | −4 | −11.5% | 57 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 34 | −7 | −17.5% | 72 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 41 | +10 | +31.6% | 98 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 31 | −14 | −31.5% | 61 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 46 | −2 | −3.6% | 95 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 48 | +6 | +15.6% | 110 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 41 | −2 | −3.9% | 105 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 43 | 0 | +1% | 109 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | −29 | −40.8% | 103 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 72 | +4 | +5.5% | 174 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 68 | +14 | +27% | 154 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 53 | +17 | +46.5% | 132 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 37 | −4 | −10.3% | 72 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 41 | −16 | −28.5% | 85 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 57 | −5 | −7.6% | 121 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 62 | −1 | −1.7% | 154 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 63 | −8 | −11.4% | 136 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 71 | +17 | +32.7% | 143 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 53 | −11 | −17.8% | 118 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 65 | +25 | +62.8% | 207 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | −30 | −43% | 82 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 70 | 0 | −0.1% | 181 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 70 | +12 | +20.6% | 136 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 58 | −14 | −19.4% | 130 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 72 | +7 | +11.1% | 198 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 65 | +6 | +9.8% | 160 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 59 | −7 | −11.4% | 139 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 66 | −28 | −29.8% | 178 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 95 | −2 | −2.3% | 209 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 97 | +35 | +56.9% | 176 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 62 | −4 | −5.7% | 166 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 66 | −92 | −58.5% | 153 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 158 | +105 | +198% | 371 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 53 | −8 | −13% | 295 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 61 | +29 | +91.8% | 128 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 32 | −41 | −56.2% | 67 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 73 | +32 | +76.8% | 202 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 41 | +3 | +8.1% | 188 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 38 | −4 | −10.6% | 86 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 42 | +2 | +5.1% | 104 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 40 | −4 | −8.7% | 92 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 44 | +13 | +40.6% | 83 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 32 | +1 | +3.4% | 72 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 30 | −5 | −14.8% | 71 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | +7 | +24.2% | 95 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 29 | −16 | −36% | 57 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 45 | +5 | +11.9% | 97 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 40 | −18 | −30.9% | 89 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 58 | +33 | +128.3% | 159 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 25 | −1 | −2.2% | 53 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 26 | −22 | −45.8% | 63 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 48 | −14 | −23.3% | 110 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 63 | −1 | −1.5% | 146 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 64 | +19 | +43.1% | 123 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 44 | +16 | +54.7% | 115 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 29 | −5 | −15.8% | 90 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 34 | −8 | −18.7% | 70 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 42 | −24 | −36.6% | 79 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 66 | +22 | +48.5% | 143 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 45 | −15 | −25.5% | 117 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 60 | +9 | +17.3% | 160 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 51 | +8 | +17.6% | 139 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 43 | −27 | −38.1% | 82 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 70 | −6 | −8% | 130 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 76 | +11 | +17% | 164 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 65 | +14 | +26.7% | 137 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 51 | +7 | +16.2% | 110 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 44 | −5 | −11.2% | 95 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 50 | −16 | −24.6% | 98 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 66 | −45 | −40.4% | 131 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 110 | −7 | −5.9% | 221 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 117 | +41 | +52.6% | 319 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 77 | −29 | −27.3% | 250 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 106 | +46 | +75.6% | 335 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 60 | +24 | +67% | 238 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 36 | −15 | −29.9% | 77 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 52 | −2 | −3.8% | 117 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 54 | +4 | +7.9% | 118 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 50 | +14 | +37.4% | 128 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 36 | −26 | −41.5% | 89 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 62 | +2 | +3.1% | 181 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 60 | −115 | −65.7% | 166 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 174 | +95 | +119% | 678 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 80 | +43 | +114.2% | 190 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 37 | −20 | −35.5% | 75 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 58 | +11 | +23.9% | 144 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 47 | −24 | −34.2% | 97 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 71 | −80 | −53% | 175 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 151 | +43 | +39.8% | 381 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 108 | +26 | +32% | 252 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 82 | +28 | +51.7% | 272 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 54 | −122 | −69.4% | 110 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 176 | — | — | 404 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 1 | 0 | +76.3% | 4 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 0 | 0 | −5% | 5 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
