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. 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
  3. 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
  4. kinsang
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    เกมอินดี้แหวกแนวอย่างสร้างสรรค์ แต่บางอย่างก็สังเกตเห็นได้ยากเกินไปหน่อย ทำให้เสียเวลา
  5. MaxieZeus
    Apr 3, 2023
    4
    Repetitive and clunky. They could have done a lot of interesting things with this concept but they messed it up. The story is ridiculous and to actually get a decent ending you need to do the loop like ten times doing really specific things at the right time watching the same dialogue over and over and over.
  6. 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.
  7. mkhue108
    Feb 27, 2023
    8
    Interesting game, the concept for the story is totally amazing, especially the voice acting.
  8. 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
  9. nastyjes
    Jan 10, 2023
    2
    Overrated repetitive boring pretentious piece of **** .
  10. Top1saraya_
    Dec 26, 2022
    6
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  11. Timentiy
    Dec 1, 2022
    4
    Так много рассказывали про эту игру на выходе и так ее хвалили, а на деле игра совершенно не то чем кажется. Конечно по началу игра затягивает но после часов трех ты понимаешь, что тебя где то обманули и игра не то чем кажется по началу, как итог жаль и время и деньги потраченное на эту поделку.Так много рассказывали про эту игру на выходе и так ее хвалили, а на деле игра совершенно не то чем кажется. Конечно по началу игра затягивает но после часов трех ты понимаешь, что тебя где то обманули и игра не то чем кажется по началу, как итог жаль и время и деньги потраченное на эту поделку.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. eryigitserkan
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    best game ı ever played for years, ı felt that ı was the lead role in a real movie
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. vova22379
    Jul 17, 2022
    5
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  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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
  21. Iliyateb
    Jun 9, 2022
    10
    AMAZING.loved every minute of it with a truly engaging story
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. StarkAgentos
    Apr 13, 2022
    4
    Неплохая игра в жанре квест, да вот только я не понимаю, как пройти первый уровень.
  27. 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
  28. 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)
  29. 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
  30. achittranshi
    Jan 31, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I left the game midway. It's supposed to be a puzzle point and click game but the puzzles are so stupid. I wasted my precious hours on this game.… Expand
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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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