What you need to know about 12 minutes (Xbox One and PC)

04 September 2019

During E3 2019, Annapurna interactive announced the planned release of 12 minutes in the year 2020. The game which will play for Xbox One and PC explores the concept of time looping uniquely.

Famed for the release of top titles like Gorogoa, Outer Wilds and Donut county, Annapurna has unleashed bouts of hope over the class and quality of awaited 12 minutes.

The adventure-packed video game, developed by Luis Antonia, revolves around the resolution of a repetitive 12-minute cycle mystery in a small apartment suite.

In an exploration of decision making, Antonia created a mystery filled game bound to take you through hours of puzzling and repetition of levels. It is a classical showcase of how every choice you make influences the outcome of events and your future.

Delve deeper into the game, you will learn, the developer, covered almost all aspects of human life. From how helpless you can be in some situations, to how your loved ones can hold secrets from you, and the uncertainty of life challenges.

The adventure-packed 12 minutes game will impact you with knowledge. Advancement and unravelling of mysteries rely on how you use your experience. You have complete freedom to do anything you want.

The set- up of the game involves three people, entangled in one house, all holding bits of information and secrets that you can use to unravel more mysteries. Take them down, and upcoming levels become harder.

Game Play

The 12 minutes features a drama thronged family. And players take the role of a man who stays with his family in a small town. The tiny bedrooms, kitchen, and the sitting rooms depict a simple living style.

Every aspect of the game has in-depth meaning, and the player controls everything the man does.

The family is in a constant melee of wrangles and secrets, and the story gets exciting when the wife gets pregnant, and a police officer turns up. The Officer accuses the lady of the unresolved murder of his father.

The game turns into complete confusion and violent tongue lashing. As a result, the police officer guns down the pregnant wife after knocking the man down.

The game restarts when you go down. And you take steps to unravel the mystery behind the death of the policeman’s father and use tact to prevent the end of your wife or the police from knocking you down again.

In all the cycles, you retain information and knowledge to reuse in the upcoming levels, until you find a way of completing the game.