Devolver Digital have confirmed the release date for 8 and 16-bit hybrid action-adventure platformer The Messenger.

The game is coming to both PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch on August 30th. Featured above, you can view a new trailer for the game’s release date.

Here’s a rundown on the game, via its Steam page:

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.

Key Features:

• An epic ninja adventure with challenging gameplay and tight controls.
• Legit 8-bit and 16-bit art and music reminiscent of your favorite NES and SNES games.
• Memorable cast of (often silly) villains, bosses and associates.
• Catchy soundtrack by renowned chiptune composer Rainbowdragoneyes, made in Famitracker.
• Character upgrades, new abilities, hidden levels and story arcs to discover.
• Challenging and visceral gameplay where mastery is a thing to behold.