Twelve Minutes

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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 513 Ratings

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  1. Opiu
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Un juego simple pero con una idea y una matriz muy genial con una ejecución increíble
  2. paname95190
    Aug 22, 2021
    1
    trop prise de tete pour rien avoir a la fin pas vraiment mon truc mais a faire quand meme sur le gamepass
  3. Eguia
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Es un gran video juego. El tiempo invertido y recompensa en cada intento. Es un juego intrigante y muy divertido. Quiero más juegos como este.
  4. wwsxaxsxas
    Aug 23, 2021
    8
    This is a good game, but...
    There's a downside to boredom in the second half.
  5. Oblivion_kw
    Aug 23, 2021
    8
    O jogo é muito bom e uma dificuldade mediana, a jogabilidade ótima, gostei bastante de jogar.
  6. Mythri
    Aug 24, 2021
    4
    12 Minutes is a time loop game done wrong. Instead of exploring the interesting possibilities, it gets tied up in the monotony and bothersome repetitions. And yet, I can tell there is a market for what this game does almost accidentally. If you have ever seen Bill Murry's "Groundhog Day" you would know exactly what I mean. It better reflects the pain and trauma connected with the game, as12 Minutes is a time loop game done wrong. Instead of exploring the interesting possibilities, it gets tied up in the monotony and bothersome repetitions. And yet, I can tell there is a market for what this game does almost accidentally. If you have ever seen Bill Murry's "Groundhog Day" you would know exactly what I mean. It better reflects the pain and trauma connected with the game, as you will reach the point where you try taking your own characters life, or even killing his spouse. That's a part of Twelve Minutes that I really enjoyed. But to get to those gut wrenching dark moments where your character is at his lowest, you have to wade through endless dialogue, poorly strung together at that.
    I can ask my wife "Did you murder your father" (not a spoiler, happens in the first 5 minutes) She will deny it and get VERY offended. Then you can ask her who killed her father and her tone will do a 180 and she will be confused. I have heard ludacrous claims such as this being "the most realistic game of all time" That is insanity, it is merely ok in its realism.
    The puzzles are nearly non existent. They felt like puzzles for the sake of puzzles because they couldn't make any good puzzles, if that makes sense. Most involved simply clicking the right things at the right time. The worst one only allowed you to click a thing on a different loop at a specific time. Very dumb.
    Overall, Twelve Minutes really makes you f e e l like Bill Murry. 4/10    … Expand
  7. Eruc
    Aug 25, 2021
    10
    this game is short but is so good, story and is like you watch a movie or a series but is one of the best of this year
  8. ColonelAngus
    Aug 26, 2021
    2
    Great game!! Scratch that. Horrible game! Scratch that...! Great game! 600 time loops later...Nope! Horrible game! OK, honestly this had potential. Just have to replay it 50 times to find it! Oh wait!! I got it! This is a frustration simulator! Nailed it....
  9. 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.
  10. 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!
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. ColdHand
    Sep 20, 2021
    2
    Good concept, terrible execution. The game quickly becomes tedious and boring, forcing you to replay loops in search of what it expects from you. You often know what you *want* to do, the real challenge being how to explain the game you want to do it. Give it a try if you're subscribed to the Gamepass, but don't spend your money on it otherwise.
  16. Vern33
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    Nice game yes i guess nice game gsme game nice game nice game nice game nice
  17. 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
  18. aditya1101
    Jan 4, 2022
    3
    The premise is interesting, and the voice acting was pretty good, but I didn't really enjoy most other aspects of the game. The story started pretty strong but ended on a pretty unsatisfying note. Ambiguity in stories is fine but I didn't feel it was handled well here. Instead of making past story elements fall into place, the big reveal actually made most of the first act of the game moreThe premise is interesting, and the voice acting was pretty good, but I didn't really enjoy most other aspects of the game. The story started pretty strong but ended on a pretty unsatisfying note. Ambiguity in stories is fine but I didn't feel it was handled well here. Instead of making past story elements fall into place, the big reveal actually made most of the first act of the game more confusing and there were so many loose ends and things that I felt didn't have a satisfying explanation beyond just being an oversight or plot hole. In addition to the story issues, the gameplay loop itself quickly became very tedious - it was cool to discover new lines of action through trial and error, but those exciting discoveries were too few and far between all the drudgery required to experiment. There was also a lot of polish missing from the games, particularly in the character animations but also in the overall clunkiness of the games UI.… Expand
  19. 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
  20. danderso
    Aug 31, 2021
    4
    I was so disappointed with 12 minutes. The story seemed intriguing until you begin to get into the continual looping scenario. Having to start each loop and remember the set order of events that the game wants you to undertake was a real let down.

    It has some redeeming qualities but overall the game play (if you want to call it that) was not strong enough to support the narrative
  21. Javichuck
    Aug 25, 2021
    4
    I like the concept and the bravery to do something different but the result has some failures.

    The game only has one path to resolve the problem, some parts can be done sooner or later but you need to do them the way the dev wants or you can get stuck. At some point the loops start loosing its value because you cant get new info and to try every possibility you need a full loop again.    I like the concept and the bravery to do something different but the result has some failures.

    The game only has one path to resolve the problem, some parts can be done sooner or later but you need to do them the way the dev wants or you can get stuck. At some point the loops start loosing its value because you cant get new info and to try every possibility you need a full loop again. That's where the game failures overcome the idea.

    I like the idea, its fun to discover how to get some things done but when you don't know what to do next the game suddenly becomes too tedious and frustrating. I still recommend you to play it because of the idea but its ok if you don't want to finish it.    … Expand
  22. BulgarianCritic
    Sep 8, 2021
    4
    Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this game even though I really love time loop games if they are done right. The game starts pretty strongly with an interesting premise but unfortunately after awhile it falls flat and becomes pretty annoying to repeat every thing in order to advance just a small fraction in the story. The idea is interesting but the execution falls flat after theUnfortunately, I cannot recommend this game even though I really love time loop games if they are done right. The game starts pretty strongly with an interesting premise but unfortunately after awhile it falls flat and becomes pretty annoying to repeat every thing in order to advance just a small fraction in the story. The idea is interesting but the execution falls flat after the beginning, the puzzles are pretty cryptic which can make some players stop playing after the first 30 minutes. Voice acting is great but by the end the actors sound very tired and drained for some reason. Due to the cryptic puzzles and tedious gameplay I would suggest avoiding this game or buying it when its discounted.… Expand
  23. SilverOrlov
    Aug 24, 2021
    6
    This could be a good game if not for two BUTs:
    1) From some moment, the same repetitions in such a small space simply cannot but get bored. Physically. In addition, this game is also sick with such a thing as "from time to time to solve the puzzle you need to give up with logic and just hit with mouse everywhere".
    2) Partly because of the strained boredom from the (1), the quality level    This could be a good game if not for two BUTs:
    1) From some moment, the same repetitions in such a small space simply cannot but get bored. Physically. In addition, this game is also sick with such a thing as "from time to time to solve the puzzle you need to give up with logic and just hit with mouse everywhere".
    2) Partly because of the strained boredom from the (1), the quality level is raised and so ... the pompously end of story give us only a very funny end. Just disappointed. It could be normal if the game itself built the right interesting path to that ending, but no.    … Expand
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. rezo_21
    Dec 22, 2021
    6
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 59 IIIIIIIIII====================
  27. Rato0r
    Aug 25, 2021
    7
    Als ich den Ankündigungstrailer gesehen habe war ich echt gespannt auf das Spiel. Nachdem ich jetzt mit dem Spiel fertig bin und rund 4 Stunden damit verbracht habe lasse ich jetzt aich mal eine Wertung da.

    Das größte Problem an dem Spiel ist das man durch die prämise der Zeitschleife ziemlich viele Dinge immer wieder machen muss, klar das ist der Zeitschleife geschuldet aber das macht    Als ich den Ankündigungstrailer gesehen habe war ich echt gespannt auf das Spiel. Nachdem ich jetzt mit dem Spiel fertig bin und rund 4 Stunden damit verbracht habe lasse ich jetzt aich mal eine Wertung da.

    Das größte Problem an dem Spiel ist das man durch die prämise der Zeitschleife ziemlich viele Dinge immer wieder machen muss, klar das ist der Zeitschleife geschuldet aber das macht es trotzdem nicht besser.
    Die Sprecher sind alle Prominent besetzt und das hört man auch deutsche Sprachausgabe gibt es keine in Fall von diesem Spiel ist das aber aufgrund der hervorragenden Original Synchro verkraftbar.
    Am Ende noch kurz was zur Spieldauer, mit den 4 Stunden die man braucht um fertig zu werden, manche vielleicht etwas länger wenn sie alle Enden sehen wollen ist Twelve Minutes mit 21 Euro vielleicht doch etwas zu teuer. Dazu gesagt das ich normalerweise bei Singleplayer Spielen wie Las of Us usw. nie Probleme habe 70 Euro für10 Stunden zu bezahlen.
    Das Spiel ist aber im Game Pass enthalten wenn ihr den habt versucht das Spiel auf jeden fall mal, wenn ihr den nicht habt wartet vielleicht lieber bis es günstiger wird oder in einem Sale landet.    … Expand
  28. 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
  29. Cuello
    Aug 26, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego que es muy bueno conectado la historia y el giro al final del juego es simplemente brutal que sin duda alguna dejara a más de uno boquiabierto… Expand
  30. 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
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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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