12 minutes

[Battlelyon]

Annapurna Interactive publishes fascinating things. One of its more compelling recent announcements is 12 Minutes, a game developed by creator Luis Antonio with a looping, twisty premise: Men are coming to kill you. You have 12 minutes. And you'll loop those 12 minutes, Groundhog Day-style, over and over in an attempt to understand the drama and find a way to survive. With a top-down perspective and a tonal valence that's much more surrealist drama than gaming romp, 12 Minutes stands out as a dark and intriguing bit of play. Just watch that trailer: It's tense, gorgeous, and uneasy as hell. It'll be fascinating to see where this looping journey leads when 12 Minutes launches in the coming months.