Twelve Minutes

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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 513 Ratings

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  1. FuriousAegon
    Jun 22, 2023
    9
    I can say that this game brought concept of time loops on new level, if you will complete this game ip to the end you will understand what i am talking about.
    Also i would like to admit masterful performance by James McAvoy and Daise Ridley, i would really recognized them in the game, thats how greatly they morphed into their characters, and yeah Willem Dafoe as always is badass.
    But    I can say that this game brought concept of time loops on new level, if you will complete this game ip to the end you will understand what i am talking about.
    Also i would like to admit masterful performance by James McAvoy and Daise Ridley, i would really recognized them in the game, thats how greatly they morphed into their characters, and yeah Willem Dafoe as always is badass.
    But theres only one minus, i didnt really like the gameplay, it is great in some parts but in most parts in it repeatable and frustrating.
    But overall this game has one of the greatest concept and acting in whole game industry.
    9/10    … Expand
  2. RegularNintendo
    Apr 1, 2023
    8
    Very Fun and unique point and click adventure style game. It's a time loop, and dark and gritty. I very much enjoyed this game. I am currently stuck in a spot, due to not playing the game for a real long time and dont remember all the clues. I would be willing to start it all over also.
  3. mkhue108
    Feb 27, 2023
    8
    Interesting game, the concept for the story is totally amazing, especially the voice acting.
  4. mbd956
    Jan 9, 2023
    10
    Öncelikle oyunun atmosferi gerçekten çok güzel tasarlanmış.Oradaki olayları diyalogları çelişkileri kendince o kadar iyi harmanlamışlar ki o döngüde kendi seçimlerinizle karakter ile bir paradoks hikayesi çok yaratıcı bir fikir.Oyunu kesinlikle deneyimlemelisiniz harika bir yapım.Ama bütün olaylar sadece bir evde geçtiği için oyunu 1 kere çözdükten sonra yarım saatte bitirebiliyorsunuz.AmaÖncelikle oyunun atmosferi gerçekten çok güzel tasarlanmış.Oradaki olayları diyalogları çelişkileri kendince o kadar iyi harmanlamışlar ki o döngüde kendi seçimlerinizle karakter ile bir paradoks hikayesi çok yaratıcı bir fikir.Oyunu kesinlikle deneyimlemelisiniz harika bir yapım.Ama bütün olaylar sadece bir evde geçtiği için oyunu 1 kere çözdükten sonra yarım saatte bitirebiliyorsunuz.Ama oyunu çözene kadarki keşfetme aşaması kesinlikle çok keyifli.Ve bütün bu paradox'un oyun için bir amaç yaratması aslında herşeyin sebebinin içimizde aramamız gerekmesi gerçekten mükemmel.Aslında başta oyun çok kısa sürede bittiği için 8 puan falan vermeyi düşünüyordum ama ihtimallerin geliştirdiği sonuçlar ve bütün döngünün çıktığı kapı insanı içine çekiyor.Bu hissi yaşatabilmek hiç kolay bir iş değil çünkü herşey en ince detayına kadar düşünülmüş.Neredeyse Her objeyle etkileşime geçebilmek ve onlarla başka döngüler yaratmak sanki o dünyanın bir parçasıymış gibi hissetmenizi sağlıyor.Oyunun ayrıca arka plan müzikleri olsun ana menü müziği olsun gerçekten çok hoşuma gitti.Aslında hiçbir karakterin masum olmadığı bir dünyaya birden atılmak insanı meraka sürüklüyor oyunu bırakasınız gelmiyor.Acaba şunu yapsam ne olur.Acaba karıma herşeyi anlatmalımıyım.Acaba adamı bayıltınca ne sorabilirim.Bu düşünceler sizi yiyip bitirirken o an çaresizlik sizi amansız yollara sürüklüyor.Son olarak bu oyunu yapan ekibe bu oyunu hayata geçirdikleri için gönülden tebrik ediyorum.

    Ve bence 10/10 puanını hak ediyorsunuz    … Expand
  5. YuuKiiKanzaku
    Aug 24, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gerçekten güzel bir oyun en başında 1650s ekran kartımlar yüksekte 60fps oynadım optimizasyon meh işte Grafikler ortalama ama zaten olay grafik değil . Ama oynanış çok zevkliydi özellikle düşünüp bir şeylerin yerini bulmak ve bişeyler yaparken polis in gelceğinin paniğiyle oynamak gerçekten panik olnana sağladı atmosfer çok iyi 1 tane boş sahne olamayan dolu dolu 5-6 saatte oynayıp tek oturuşta bitirdiğim bir oyundu internetten çözümlere sadece saati bulmaya baktım gerçi saati bulmaya 1 saat daha kafa yorsam bulurmuşum genede 1 saat daha hızlı bitirdim sayabilirim. İlkte polise ana avrat söverken adam için üzüldüm saat için adammı öldürülür diyosun sonra adamın kızını kurtarmak için saati alıp bizi öldürüp garantiye alması kendini ve kızını normal geldi ama asıl olay tam herşeyi çözdük derken bir anda döngüye geri döndüğümüzde noldu lan dedim sonra şok olduğum an karımızın üvey kardeşimiz çıkması ve saatle geri dönüp olayı çözmemiz oldu karımız tabiki üvey kardeşimiz olduğunu bilmiyo ama oyun bittikten sonra nasıl ya olup şoke edici bitişi ile şaheser diyebilirim oyun gamepasstede var gayet yeterli bir oyundu .

    Kısacası gayet iyi.    … Expand
  6. eryigitserkan
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    best game ı ever played for years, ı felt that ı was the lead role in a real movie
  7. Polthank
    Jul 27, 2022
    9
    Great game, it took me a lot to understand which way to go and I ended up watching the endings on youtube but that doesn't take away how convoluted and well thought out the game is
  8. fake_nikpap
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    A really well thought out story about time. From its references to The Shining all the way to the climactic finale, this game is a really well designed puzzle game, backed up with some phenomenal voice acting from some of Hollywood's best actors.
  9. ErdemMT5
    Jun 19, 2022
    8
    A pretty good puzzle game which stuck in a time loop. Game design is simple, you got twelve minutes before the next time loop comes and in that time you must looking for new clues for advance the story. As much as i like this game design, most people won't like it. Because game trying to do this idea realistic as much as they can. So that means, If you do a critical mistake afterA pretty good puzzle game which stuck in a time loop. Game design is simple, you got twelve minutes before the next time loop comes and in that time you must looking for new clues for advance the story. As much as i like this game design, most people won't like it. Because game trying to do this idea realistic as much as they can. So that means, If you do a critical mistake after preparation for the next clue, you have to restart whole loop and start whole preparation again. And it takes really long time. So i know, most of people gonna hate that. You should consider that before start to play because you gonna lose about 1 or more hours for this mistakes in game.
    Even the over extended story and losing more than a hour for basic mistakes, i really liked that game. I finished in 4 hours, and that was a pretty good experience.    … Expand
  10. Iliyateb
    Jun 9, 2022
    10
    AMAZING.loved every minute of it with a truly engaging story
  11. lessacebola
    May 23, 2022
    9
    O jogo tem uma ideia muito boa e uma narrativa bem intrigante, as várias possibilidades de mudança na história e nos diálogos é algo que merece elogios. A gameplay entretanto, é muito simples e não apresenta nenhuma mecânica nova.
  12. ScoresAreBad
    May 12, 2022
    9
    I enjoyed Twelve Minutes immensely and would recommend it to anyone who's a fan of time lopps and trial and error puzzle design.
    Absolutely love when games make you think and can reasonably be presented to a general audience as art.
    Pros: - Memorable story and twists - Well optimized and no performance problems or major bugs except for some visual clipping - Immersive and addictive    I enjoyed Twelve Minutes immensely and would recommend it to anyone who's a fan of time lopps and trial and error puzzle design.
    Absolutely love when games make you think and can reasonably be presented to a general audience as art.

    Pros:
    - Memorable story and twists
    - Well optimized and no performance problems or major bugs except for some visual clipping
    - Immersive and addictive
    - Kept the scope small, but delivered a lot inside that scope.

    Cons:
    - A lot of waiting for things to happen
    - The ways to skip already experienced dialogue are not effective enough
    - There could have been some more fun scenarios to experience (e.g. tying up both the cop and her to force them to talk, etc.)    … Expand
  13. Atyne
    Jan 26, 2022
    8
    +mindblowing true ending making you think about the story for several days
    +original concept
    +atmospheric

    -repetitive
    -grinding - you can achieve the true ending only by accident
    -holes in the story making it confusing
    -once you find out what you have to do, it's too primitive - you can finish the game in under 15min
  14. HFYMetacritic
    Jan 17, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Türkiye şartlarında böyle bir oyunun 70 Türk Lirası olması çok pahalı. Yurtdışında fiyatlar ne bilmiyorum ama Türkiye şartlarında 4-5 saat bir oyunun 70 Lira olması manasız. Diğer yandan diyaloglar bence gayet iyi. Sizi ortamın ambiyansına sokabiliyor. Son olarak diyebileceğim bazı yerlerde oyunun size sunduğu seçenekler zayıf ve kötü kalabiliyor. Örneğin; eşimizi binadan çıkarma çabamız zayıf sadece 'Lütfen, gel.' diyoruz o kadar. Tamam her türlü binadan çıkamıyoruzda en azından kolunda tutup çıkarmaya çalışsaydık. Bunu gibi bazı yerlerde örnekleri var. Bence bana göre oyunun en büyük can sıkan tarafı. Bir yerde artık tüm gerçekleri öğreniyoruz ve babamızla karşılaşıyoruz ve orda üç seçenek sunuyor ve her türlü o üç seçenektede babamız ölüyor ben şahsen orda demek istiyorum. 'Tamam kızından uzak duracam.' diye ama yok işte. Tamam daha sonra bu seçenek çıkıyor ama ben orda demeyi isterdim.

    In Turkish conditions, it is very expensive for such a game to cost 70 Turkish Liras. I don't know what the prices are abroad, but under the conditions of Turkey, it is meaningless for a game for 4-5 hours to be 70 Liras. On the other hand, I think the dialogues are pretty good. It can immerse you in the ambiance of the environment. Finally, in some places, the options offered by the game can be weak and bad. E.g; Our effort to get our wife out of the building is weak, just 'Please, come.' that's what we say. Okay, if we can't get out of any building, we should at least try to pull it out by holding it in your arm. There are examples of this in some places. I think it's the most annoying part of the game in my opinion. At one point, we learn all the facts and we meet our father and he offers three options there, and our father dies in any of those three options, I personally want to say there. 'Okay, I'll stay away from your daughter.' but there isn't. Ok, then this option appears, but I would like to say there.    … Expand
  15. Andrevery
    Jan 3, 2022
    8
    Необычная игра про петлю времени в духе "Дня сурка". По сюжету каждые 12 минут (либо когда умираешь или выходишь из квартиры) время отматывается назад и все начинается заново, но ты все помнишь.

    Разрывать петли времени очень интересно!    Необычная игра про петлю времени в духе "Дня сурка". По сюжету каждые 12 минут (либо когда умираешь или выходишь из квартиры) время отматывается назад и все начинается заново, но ты все помнишь.

    Разрывать петли времени очень интересно!
  16. Denis94
    Dec 23, 2021
    8
    Un título especial donde el bucle temporal es el protagonista, sabe llevar bien la narrativa y meterte cierta angustia, puede llamar la atención la vista de la cámara pero tengo que reconocer que se hace sentir único y que estás jugando algo diferente, no quiero decir mucho más para no caer en spoilers, pero es un juego que no dejará indeferente a nadie.
  17. Leekah
    Dec 7, 2021
    8
    This game has an interesting story. Sometimes the loops will be annoying, but after you find out what you have to do, it'll be interesting again.
  18. Retiort
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    This game it's beautiful and Simple and Amazing Plot

    "Simple but it's Rich"
  19. peteraff1
    Nov 8, 2021
    10
    One of the most intriguing games I played in the past 10 years. Reminded me a lot of memento. I absolutely loved the atmosphere and how you need to think and adjust to situations without having the game tell you what to do with texts or pointers on your screen. The immersion was on point. Definitely one of my favorite indies of all time. I hope the developer or another developer makesOne of the most intriguing games I played in the past 10 years. Reminded me a lot of memento. I absolutely loved the atmosphere and how you need to think and adjust to situations without having the game tell you what to do with texts or pointers on your screen. The immersion was on point. Definitely one of my favorite indies of all time. I hope the developer or another developer makes games more like this, time loop style, but longer and more complex.… Expand
  20. parsymovies
    Oct 2, 2021
    9
    the story of the game is amazing and ending it is perfect but if anyone didnt saw the true ending i recommended to go and see it . the game play is great but for the half of the way because when the day restarting you have to do some works that gets boring but if you looking for a great story this game is your game
  21. watchm824
    Sep 30, 2021
    9
    I love movies about a time loop.
    "12 Minutes" gave me the opportunity to experience it myself.
    Yes, the game has some flaws: animation, graphics. But they do not interfere with the enjoyment of the game. It was a little disappointing that the game has only 2 endings. Although there were many more and more interesting options. This is a really great game and an interesting experience.    I love movies about a time loop.
    "12 Minutes" gave me the opportunity to experience it myself.
    Yes, the game has some flaws: animation, graphics. But they do not interfere with the enjoyment of the game. It was a little disappointing that the game has only 2 endings. Although there were many more and more interesting options.
    This is a really great game and an interesting experience. Many people simply do not have enough brains. And there is not enough emotionality to properly evaluate this game.    … Expand
  22. Lootrell
    Sep 17, 2021
    8
    I've felt compelled to review a few different games in my past. This is the first time I made an account about it. I've yet to finish this game, but the few hours I've spent in it, I would put my name on calling it a masterwork. The slowly unbuilding story, piecing everything together, I love it. My only real qualms with it are, James McAvoys lines sounded kind of phoned in, and theI've felt compelled to review a few different games in my past. This is the first time I made an account about it. I've yet to finish this game, but the few hours I've spent in it, I would put my name on calling it a masterwork. The slowly unbuilding story, piecing everything together, I love it. My only real qualms with it are, James McAvoys lines sounded kind of phoned in, and the controls could be tricky sometimes on Xbox. I teeter between an 8 and a 9… Expand
  23. SoLo_kAne
    Aug 29, 2021
    9
    i like story, but i didnt end the game on full. the idea is fantastic. 70% i choose this because of movie stars! good game.
  24. iafanasyev
    Sep 15, 2021
    8
    It's a good game with good idea.
    But story is too short and actually there is no multiple endings, only one.
  25. DarthVaderk
    Sep 1, 2021
    10
    This game is amazing. It's pretty good. This game makes you actually use your brain compared to other games
  26. consolePLEBSmad
    Aug 27, 2021
    8
    Fantastic game. Best to go in with little to no expectations or knowledge of the game. Just know that it's not over until you get credits.

    Definitely not without it's flaws. The game does very little explaining in the way of what your end-goal is. And I can definitely see people getting confused, impatient, or frustrated with the gameplay. I caught on to the mechanics of the game fairly    Fantastic game. Best to go in with little to no expectations or knowledge of the game. Just know that it's not over until you get credits.

    Definitely not without it's flaws. The game does very little explaining in the way of what your end-goal is. And I can definitely see people getting confused, impatient, or frustrated with the gameplay.

    I caught on to the mechanics of the game fairly quickly. The characters themselves are meant to be predictable in their behavior. And the bulk of the gameplay intends to have you experiment with the game's mechanics and "behaviors" in order to reach the credits.

    I found the gameplay mechanics, voice acting, visual and sound design, and narrative all to be engaging. It kept me trying to find the solution for hours.

    Fans of games such as The Stanley parable, Undertale, fallout, etc. Will likely enjoy this game or appreciate it .    … Expand
  27. ebram120
    Aug 27, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. کس ننت کریگ بیناموسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسس… Expand
  28. zuto
    Aug 27, 2021
    8
    good game bad end
    good game with a good idea
    excellent cast and great voice acting
  29. PiePieper
    Aug 26, 2021
    10
    A true masterpiece. Even Kojima cant stop playing it. Allstar cast, great story and loop. Amazing
  30. VltMx
    Aug 26, 2021
    9
    Top game... one of the most funny games i played. It can surprise me every loop i take.. you have to think out of the box... highly recomended..
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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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