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 TWELVE-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.
An interactive narrative that blends the dream-like suspense of THE SHINING with the claustrophobia of REAR WINDOW and the fragmented structure of MEMENTO.
Twelve Minutes is currently out for Xbox, Playstation, PC (Steam), and Switch.
Luis Antonio walks through a part of Twelve Minutes gameplay, it will give you a solid idea of what the experience is about.
ARTICLES
The Guardian – 12 Minutes: time loop thriller rewrites the rules of adventure games.
GamesRadar – 12 Minutes might just be the closest we’ll ever get to playing a video game directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Kotaku – A Killer, A Secret, And A Time Loop Make For A Harrowing 12 Minutes.
Engadget – ‘12 Minutes’ is a murderous ‘Groundhog Day’
Variety – ’12 Minutes’ Is a Horrific Drama About Reliving the Worst Day of Your Life.
Destructoid – A lot can happen in just 12 minutes.
IGN – A Riveting Groundhog Day-Style Murder Mystery
INTERVIEWS
Forbes – Influences, and Acessible Design.
GameReactor – 12 Minutes lets you put your interpretation into the experience.
GamingBolt – A unique adventure title.
Dinheiro Vivo (PT) – Luís António. The videogame creator wants to put Portugal on the map.
Publico (PT) – A decade to arrive at Twelve Minutes.
Exame Informatica (PT) – Luis Antonio, creator of the award winning Twelve Minutes.
2015 PROTOTYPE
ARTICLES
“The most interesting unreleased video game I’ve played this year.” – Kotaku
“One of the most intriguing projects we’ve seen a long while.” – Rock Paper Shotgun
“The most interesting game I played at PAX East 2015.” – Polygon
“An impressively evocative experience.” – Kill Screen Daily
“4 Games we Loved at Pax East 2015” – Gamespot
“The Gem of PAX East 2015” – GamingTrend
GAMEPLAY VIDEOS
12 Minutes: Groundhog’s Day with Murder – Kinda Funny Plays
Twelve Minutes – Giant Bomb Quick Look EX