Games

Twelve Minutes

Luis Antonio

2021•Puzzle•PEGI 18•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuremysterythrillerdetectivegay/lesbianvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging puzzle game that is larger-than-life, fast-moving and intricate. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

73 / 100

229 ratings

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About This Game

Twelve Minutes is a real-time top-down interactive thriller with an accessible click and drag interface. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe. The game blends the dream-like tension of The Shining with the claustrophobia of Rear Window and the fragmented structure of Memento.

Summary: IGDB

Story

You take the role of the husband, on what should be a romantic evening with your wife. The night turns into a nightmare when a police detective breaks into your home, accuses your wife of murder and beats you to death. Only for you to find yourself immediately returned to the exact moment you opened the front door, stuck in a 12 minute time loop, doomed to relive the same terror again and again. Unless you can find a way to use the knowledge of what’s coming to change the outcome and break the loop.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureMysteryThrillerDetectiveGay/lesbianVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Time travelReal-timeTime loopGroundhog day scenario

Where to play

Details

Developer: Luis Antonio
Publishers: Annapurna Interactive, Netflix
Released: 19 August 2021
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 5h rushed, 7h normally, 5h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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