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Twelve Minutes

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

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

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 7,982
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 54 in 30 days
Players
16
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 6, 2025
Minimum PC
HD 5770
2 GB RAM
Full requirements

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

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

74% of 7,982 reviews are positive · 74% of 54 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.

Players over time

▼ -53% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 34 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202616
Nov 6, 20266
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Nov 4, 20265
Nov 3, 202611
Nov 2, 20267
Nov 1, 20269
Oct 31, 202613
Oct 30, 20266
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Oct 27, 20265
Oct 26, 202616
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Oct 24, 202617
Oct 23, 202614
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Oct 21, 202616
Oct 20, 202616
Oct 18, 202634
Oct 17, 202618
Oct 16, 20269
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Oct 10, 202622
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Oct 7, 202628
Oct 6, 202615
Oct 4, 202629
Oct 3, 202615
Oct 2, 202612
Oct 1, 20265
Sep 30, 20267
Sep 29, 202611
Sep 27, 202610
Sep 26, 20268
Sep 25, 20265
Sep 24, 20269
Sep 23, 20269
Sep 23, 202610
Sep 22, 20268
Sep 22, 20269

How many players finish Twelve Minutes?

35% of Steam players have unlocked «Alone», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Twelve Minutes system requirements

Minimum: HD 5770, 2 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD FX-8350
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, 8 GB | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, 8 GB
Memory
4 GB RAM

Does Twelve Minutes have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Twelve Minutes run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

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

Does Twelve Minutes use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

1 DLC available.

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