Full-minute hero

Knowing that Devolver Digital was reppingMiniteven before I clicked play on this trailer, I figured there had to be some twist, some other point of interest beyond theDownwell-looking low-fidelity aesthetic. Well, it’s right there in the name! It’s an adventure game that plays with time.

Due to a curse, you have just one minute to rush out and make a mark on the world. It’s a concept we really haven’t seen explored all that much in gaming, and one I’d be interested in given the presumablyverylow stakes of messing up a minute-long cycle compared to something likeMajora’s Mask.

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Minitis a collaboration between Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio, and Dominik Johann, and it’s coming to PC and “maybe” consoles in mid-2017. It’ll be at PAX South next month, too.

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Indie game collage of Blue Prince, KARMA, and The Midnight Walk

Close up shot of Jackie in the Box

Silhouette of a man getting shot as Mick Carter stands behind cover