What is....12 Minutes

By: Bryce L. Jackson

12 Minutes is described as a time loop thriller where you gain as much information as you can in those 12 minutes before the time loop resets. The end goal is to figure out what it takes to break the loop. This top-down view game has the mechanics of a “Metroidvania” you play to try and figure out clues and you go into a new ruin with a new skill to help break the loop.

With a stellar voice acting cast of Daisey Ridley, James McAvoy, and Willem Dafoe, think of this game more in the vein of the movies “Live. Die. Repeat.”(Edge of Tomorrow) or “Groundhog Day” with the creator Luis Antonio saying he drew inspiration from “Memento” in the storytelling.

12 Minutes will release on XBOX and PC on August 19th at will be a Day One release on XBOX Game Pass.