Twelve Minutes

Top-down puzzle thriller about breaking a twelve-minute apartment time loop

Luis Antonio · Published by Annapurna Interactive · Released Aug 19, 2021

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 8,111
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 47 in 30 days
Playing now: 9; peak 24h 10
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Twelve Minutes?

This single-player, top-down point-and-click mystery takes place in an apartment, where a detective interrupts an evening with your wife and accuses her of murder. You explore, talk, and try different actions in repeating twelve-minute loops, using what you learn to change the outcome.

For you if...

+you enjoy piecing together mysteries through repeated experiments
+you like dark stories set in confined spaces

Not for you if...

−you prefer open environments with many places to explore
−you want puzzles that accept several plausible solutions

What players say

73% of 8,111 reviews are positive · 74% of 47 in the last 30 days

Players praise the voice acting, the mystery, and the satisfaction of learning from each loop. Many complain that progress depends on obscure, narrowly prescribed actions, requiring repeated dialogue and long waits. Others dislike the ending.

Screenshots and trailer

Twelve Minutes system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD Phenom II X4 965
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB
Memory: 2 GB RAM

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 12
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish.