Twelve Minutes

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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 513 Ratings

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  1. imalynxcat
    Aug 18, 2023
    6
    Kafayı yemelik bir oyun. Loop'tan kurtulmak için bir sürü seçeneğin varmış gibi gözüken ama oyundaki asıl amacın bir şeyleri tetiklemekten ibaret olduğu bir oyun. aynı şeyleri 1000 kez yapmamıza gerek yoktu.
  2. vincenzocosmo
    May 25, 2023
    7
    Twelve Minutes is a gripping and immersive interactive thriller with a unique time-loop concept. Sometimes it can be challenging to figure out the next steps in the narrative progression
  3. kinsang
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    เกมอินดี้แหวกแนวอย่างสร้างสรรค์ แต่บางอย่างก็สังเกตเห็นได้ยากเกินไปหน่อย ทำให้เสียเวลา
  4. Top1saraya_
    Dec 26, 2022
    6
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  5. Lynrev
    Nov 18, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The "puzzle" part of the game is good and really well done but the game really feels too short (5 hours for me) and most importantly the story is really good BUT the cliffhanger at the end is just too **** up like man are you ok ???
    Still if you love puzzles and you have the game pass give it a try    … Expand
  6. 3a21
    Aug 19, 2022
    6
    Too short, Confuse about how to go next,
    must play more than 1 one with flesh start
    to complete
    - Story is twisted which is very good.
    - Gameplay is so annoying with point and
    click and it's getting worse by use
    controller.
    - Visual is ok when graphic is not much but
    it's replaced by angle of camera to top view
    and it's great.
  7. vova22379
    Jul 17, 2022
    5
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  8. danilogan7
    Jun 23, 2022
    6
    Boa história, porém rápida e pouco ramificada. Tem que fazer muita repetição nos loops pra poder desbloquear novos diálogos ou possibilidades, isso é meio chatinho. O plot twist é bom.
    Os gráficos são ok, mas algumas animações são bem mal feitas, as vezes os personagens se atravessam.
    A gameplay é o báscio de qualquer point and click.
  9. DickPain
    May 14, 2022
    7
    Innovative and exciting in parts, but let down by some baffling puzzles leading to boring replays where the player has a fleeting chance to choose the right option otherwise be punished by replaying the same sequences many, many times. Definitely worth playing, but it's also necessary to use a guide to overcome some of the puzzles and avoid wasting your life clicking through dialogueInnovative and exciting in parts, but let down by some baffling puzzles leading to boring replays where the player has a fleeting chance to choose the right option otherwise be punished by replaying the same sequences many, many times. Definitely worth playing, but it's also necessary to use a guide to overcome some of the puzzles and avoid wasting your life clicking through dialogue you've heard 20 times already. If the flow of the game had been refined and smoothed, this would be better, but despite it's flaws it's still worth playing.… Expand
  10. muzmuz
    Apr 30, 2022
    6
    Twelve Minutes is a short but unique and engaging narrative experience carried by 3 amazing cast, unfortunately, even for its really interesting writing the game itself has not a lot of game in it, which was further embittered by unsatisfying endings.
  11. bub156
    Feb 9, 2022
    6
    I applaud the game for experimenting with unique ideas but in execution this ends up being kind of frustrating. The time loop mechanic hypothetically allows you to continuously experiment with different scenarios, in each loop learning new pieces and bits of information that you can use to your advantage in future loops. However gameplay wise this quickly becomes tedious as you repeat theI applaud the game for experimenting with unique ideas but in execution this ends up being kind of frustrating. The time loop mechanic hypothetically allows you to continuously experiment with different scenarios, in each loop learning new pieces and bits of information that you can use to your advantage in future loops. However gameplay wise this quickly becomes tedious as you repeat the same actions over and over, with slight variations each time. There's a point in the game where you literally have to repeat the same cycle with the only difference being which dialogue option you select at the very end. Each loop only lets you select one option so it ends up being quite a slog. There are also lots of actions you can take which to my knowledge are only red herrings. These end up being quite frustrating since the game doesn't do a good job of communicating that things are red herrings and I got so frustrated toward the end that I ended up using a walkthrough due to how much of a slog it had become

    Story wise the voice acting is great and I legitimately didn't see the twist at the end coming. It's just a shame that the frustrating mechanics overshadow this to such a high degree    … Expand
  12. ghosttoyou
    Feb 5, 2022
    7
    Первые пару часов игры очень необычные и интересные, под конец лютое душнилово без перемотки некоторых диалогов. Ну и не продумано на самом деле много вариантов которые я пробовал, игра просто игнорила мои действия)
  13. Deckard2
    Feb 3, 2022
    6
    An intriguing premise eventually becomes your own personal purgatory. I don't think I've ever played a game like this before. The story and gameplay loop sucks you in from its opening few minutes. The events that unfold throughout your 8 or so hour adventure takes place in a single apartment over a course of 12 minutes. The setting; you play as a man having dinner with his wife and allAn intriguing premise eventually becomes your own personal purgatory. I don't think I've ever played a game like this before. The story and gameplay loop sucks you in from its opening few minutes. The events that unfold throughout your 8 or so hour adventure takes place in a single apartment over a course of 12 minutes. The setting; you play as a man having dinner with his wife and all seems serene until the night slowly spirals into chaos as a policeman abruptly interrupts and wreaks havoc. Then, boom! The day repeats. Timeloop.

    The game is played from a single top down perspective and is essentially a point and click adventure. You click on things and direct the husband throughout his 12 minute evening choosing different dialogue options and choosing certain actions that cause the events to drastically change on each repeated time loop. The games goal is that your wife is being accused of murder and you must prove her innocence. The art style is pleasing enough and the sound design does the job. The voice talent hear is excellent with James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley and Willem Defoe voicing the husband, wife and policeman respectively. Defoe here is a particular joy to listen to and stands out as the menacing mysterious policeman.

    Unfortuantley what starts out with intrigue and mystery and a desire to press on quickly gets bogged down in tedium and frustration. You have to repeat dialogue loops over and over to progress. The story often hits a brick wall with regards progression and randomly trying different options to progress can become tiring. The game over stays its welcome by about 3 or so hours and doesn't serve to guide the player or have any system other than trial an error in some cases to advance things along. In the end after sinking 5 or so hours I had had enough and just used a guide to suss out the endings. There are multiple resolutions to this tale and the twist ending feels somewhat unearned and not as intelligent as it thinks it is.

    All in all the premise here is exciting but its execution could have done with some refinement. An interesting game with some excellent performances that unfortunately out stays its welcome. Try it on game pass or pick it up in a sale.    … Expand
  14. Alex_Stone
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    Идея хорошая и плохо раскрыта в играх, но получился унылый квест на пару часов с плохой визуальной составляющей. Но, конечно, если вам нужны СМЫСАЛЫ))) в повествовании, то велкам. Остальным соболезную.
  15. Kelen
    Jan 19, 2022
    6
    [PL]
    6/10 - Niezła
    (po 4,5h grania, ukończeniu gry i zobaczeniu wszystkich zakończeń) Utknąłem w pierwszej minucie grania na pierwszym przedmiocie, ale potem było lepiej. Bardzo prosta mechanika, a gra krótka (max 1-2 wieczory). Trochę zbędnych, nieciekawych, powtarzalnych czynności. Choć wiele można później skrócić, ale to nie zawsze jest oczywiste. Całkiem przyjemna i    [PL]
    6/10 - Niezła
    (po 4,5h grania, ukończeniu gry i zobaczeniu wszystkich zakończeń)

    Utknąłem w pierwszej minucie grania na pierwszym przedmiocie, ale potem było lepiej.

    Bardzo prosta mechanika, a gra krótka (max 1-2 wieczory).
    Trochę zbędnych, nieciekawych, powtarzalnych czynności. Choć wiele można później skrócić, ale to nie zawsze jest oczywiste.

    Całkiem przyjemna i wciągająca fabuła.
    Nieintuicyjne ostatnie czynności przed samym końcem, a zakończenia niesatysfakcjonujące.    … Expand
  16. rezo_21
    Dec 22, 2021
    6
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 59 IIIIIIIIII====================
  17. awar_7
    Dec 20, 2021
    6
    Premisa muy orignal, pero que llega a convertirse en tedisoa conforme vas intentando avanzar. La mecánica de ensayo/error funciona durante la primera hora de juego, después se va haciendo repetitiva y pesada. Aún así, juego muy original que me sorprendió bastante.
  18. Archound
    Dec 13, 2021
    5
    Overhyped. 12 Minutes proves how magnificent The Forgotten City turned out to be. Time-loop gameplay is hard to design, and unfortunately Luis Antonio developer failed in the attempt.
    The very same item given slightly later in the dialogue might lead to a different outcome, usually forcing you to repeat several minutes of repetitive non-skippable part of the game (part is skippable, but    Overhyped. 12 Minutes proves how magnificent The Forgotten City turned out to be. Time-loop gameplay is hard to design, and unfortunately Luis Antonio developer failed in the attempt.
    The very same item given slightly later in the dialogue might lead to a different outcome, usually forcing you to repeat several minutes of repetitive non-skippable part of the game (part is skippable, but not enough). 12 Minutes does not respect the player's time. Save game system (reducing repetition and encouraging experiments) could easily boost the grade 1-2 points up. Besides, the story is a joke!    … Expand
  19. TheKize
    Dec 7, 2021
    6
    Does a nice job with the time loop mechanic, giving the player lots of options to learn its rhythm and manipulate it. It continuously kept me coming back to unravel more of the story over the 3 days I played it. But, the dialogue gets distractingly clunky and disconnected in places (probably in order to fit it into the limits of the time loop), and the story choices at the end are justDoes a nice job with the time loop mechanic, giving the player lots of options to learn its rhythm and manipulate it. It continuously kept me coming back to unravel more of the story over the 3 days I played it. But, the dialogue gets distractingly clunky and disconnected in places (probably in order to fit it into the limits of the time loop), and the story choices at the end are just baffling. A 6/10 that I wish had been a bit more refined.… Expand
  20. vmarkovtsev
    Nov 7, 2021
    5
    While I appreciate the idea and the voice acting, the gameplay made me remember both the best and the worst of the quests I played in the 90-is when I was a kid: you had to guess what the developer wanted from you, with little to no hints from the game. Some parts were quite illogical, and they killed the initial fun and involvement. The story is neither a detective masterpiece. I wantedWhile I appreciate the idea and the voice acting, the gameplay made me remember both the best and the worst of the quests I played in the 90-is when I was a kid: you had to guess what the developer wanted from you, with little to no hints from the game. Some parts were quite illogical, and they killed the initial fun and involvement. The story is neither a detective masterpiece. I wanted to kill the wife even more than the cop in the end, for her acting so dumb. Or at least she felt dumb after repeating the same guerilla dialogues over and over.… Expand
  21. Dyldom
    Nov 5, 2021
    5
    Twelve minutes has interesting ideas and bold gameplay choices, but is let down by its strange narrative twists, repetitive, frustrating loops, and 'clues' that often come off as oversights or mistakes.
  22. Nintenderek
    Oct 8, 2021
    6
    This is an interesting game with a lot of different things to explore, with a decent story. It does a good job of keeping you wanting to know more. However, the ending is kind of weird. In fact, it's really weird, too weird in fact. The voice acting is top notch from everyone involved. The graphics are fine. The game runs fine on my computer which is really just an average gamingThis is an interesting game with a lot of different things to explore, with a decent story. It does a good job of keeping you wanting to know more. However, the ending is kind of weird. In fact, it's really weird, too weird in fact. The voice acting is top notch from everyone involved. The graphics are fine. The game runs fine on my computer which is really just an average gaming computer. It can sometimes be a bit too difficult to figure out what you are supposed to do next and it would be nice if there was some sort of a hint, even if it wasn't a super obvious hint. Worth picking up if it's interesting to you, but not something everyone should go out of their way to play.… Expand
  23. CauzeMythical
    Sep 15, 2021
    5
    game is mid 5/50 at best the the story is not good just wanted to get through with it don't recommend
  24. Mandulum
    Sep 5, 2021
    7
    I'm a sucker for time loop games and movies. It made this one an easy choice and I had a lot of fun with it. The game takes place in a tiny apartment, which means trying everything doesn't take too long.

    Date Completed: 2021-09-05
    Playtime: 3.5h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: It's short. It's fun. If you have Game Pass there's no reason not to!
  25. LaRock0wns
    Sep 5, 2021
    7
    Great Game at the beginning, frustrating towards the end. At the beginning of the game, you start picking apart the puzzle of the mystery. It's satisfying to know that as you get each clue, that you can figure out how to unlock new pieces of the puzzle

    However, toward last quarter part of the game, you'll be REALLY struggling to move forward without a guidebook or something because    Great Game at the beginning, frustrating towards the end. At the beginning of the game, you start picking apart the puzzle of the mystery. It's satisfying to know that as you get each clue, that you can figure out how to unlock new pieces of the puzzle

    However, toward last quarter part of the game, you'll be REALLY struggling to move forward without a guidebook or something because there is absolute no clear direction on what you can or can not do in certain scenes, which will lead to you pulling your hair out

    And the ending is unsatisfying. Also, the dialog tends to step on each other.

    Overall, glad I played it, but have a guide book handy and wait for a sale    … Expand
  26. philzlz
    Aug 29, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While fun in the beginning the game became rather frustrating halfway. Looping over and over again just because the game wants you to play a certain way got annoying fast.

    I was looking forward to the stellar cast and voice acting, but with overlapping dialogue and a rather wooden performance I left disappointed.

    The story twist near the end was also not satisfying and I am surprised to see the game was in development for six years.    … Expand
  27. parallax_84
    Aug 28, 2021
    6
    The game is not that bad but in my opinion gets ruined by a soap opera twist that you can see coming from far and the endings are completely awful,
  28. ajgamer
    Aug 27, 2021
    6
    Compelling idea, poor execution. The mystery reveals itself to be a poorly thought out plot, and the big plot twist falls flat. Not only that, but the exciting time loop becomes gratingly frustrating the more that you play, until you reach the point that you hate the characters of the story, despite some solid voice acting.

    On the voice acting - William Dafoe is stellar. James McCavoy    Compelling idea, poor execution. The mystery reveals itself to be a poorly thought out plot, and the big plot twist falls flat. Not only that, but the exciting time loop becomes gratingly frustrating the more that you play, until you reach the point that you hate the characters of the story, despite some solid voice acting.

    On the voice acting - William Dafoe is stellar. James McCavoy okay but unfortunately Daisy Ridley's character becomes extremely annoying through repetition and always doubting your character or lying to you. You stop seeing them as characters and more as means to an end by design on the experimental gameplay.    … Expand
  29. Cries_Buck1187
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    I love time-loop games and I think 12 minutes is not as bad as people say. I had no problems with the gameplay. But there are questions about the plot. The first half of the story is very intriguing, but then you come across very strange plot twists, which leave you with the question: stop, what? The music is incredible, I really liked the idea of the top view, the plot leaves differentI love time-loop games and I think 12 minutes is not as bad as people say. I had no problems with the gameplay. But there are questions about the plot. The first half of the story is very intriguing, but then you come across very strange plot twists, which leave you with the question: stop, what? The music is incredible, I really liked the idea of the top view, the plot leaves different emotions, but in general I liked it.… Expand
  30. ScottieSpliffin
    Aug 26, 2021
    7
    Great story to tell but not the best way to do it. The wordtracks were too leading from the get-go. With all of the different paths you could take they should have found a way around that. The ending also becomes quite clear and predictable quite early. But wow what a whirlwind and what a way to find out.

    I loved the design of the game overall and the voice acting and soundtrack work. I'm    Great story to tell but not the best way to do it. The wordtracks were too leading from the get-go. With all of the different paths you could take they should have found a way around that. The ending also becomes quite clear and predictable quite early. But wow what a whirlwind and what a way to find out.

    I loved the design of the game overall and the voice acting and soundtrack work. I'm looking forward to 100% this thing.    … Expand
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 60
  3. Negative: 0 out of 60
  1. Gamersky
    Dec 2, 2021
    66
    Twelve minutes is a puzzle game with the theme of time loop. Although the scenes are rich in details and the art design is attractive, the mediocre gameplay and bad ending ruin everything the game has come before.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 30, 2021
    64
    It’s one of those cases where it’s really hard to rate a game. It has a great concept and good plot delivery, but actual gameplay is incredibly frustrating. You’re stuck in the loop along with your character, with no way to fast-forward the events, and you have to meticulously try every possible combination, until find the trigger that will open up a new option. And then you re-check it all over again. [Issue#256, p.44]
  3. JeuxActu
    Nov 24, 2021
    75
    Used to atypical games, the publisher Annapurna Interactive surprises us once again with Twelve Minutes. Yes indeed the game has some rigid animations, not really worthy in 2021, game is quite short, and the system of dialogues isn't perfect, but the stifling atmosphere, the atypical staging, the surprising scenario and the puzzles are really worth the detour in our opinion.
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