Twelve Minutes

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 8k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Luis Antonio · Indie · Aug 19, 2021

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$7.49−70%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Twelve Minutes?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 176 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
176 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The end game was a little sad as life is like a memory, gone in a whiffThe graphics and plot are entertaining with an original twist or a few.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In the end I love the idea, the setting and parts of the gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's fun, the apartment and the possibilities to interact with it are well designed and the voice acting is (as expected) very good.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, Twelve Minutes adopts a top-down, almost isometric perspective with a minimalist yet detailed art style.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s interface and controls are streamlined, focusing on simplicity to keep the player immersed in the story rather than bogged down by complex mechanics.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story176 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Audio52 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
50% still recommend
Characters
25% still recommend
Steam Deck
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Bugs
38% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.49$24.99−70%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $7.49

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