Minit Game

 

Minit is a paean to short games that manages to do the impossible, packing all the joy of a thirty-hour adventure into just a couple of hours' worth of even, minute-long bursts. Minit is a video game developed by Devolver Digital and released on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 on 3 April, 2018, with a release for the Nintendo Switch set for later in the year. In Minit, the player controls a normal person who stumbles on a cursed.

Minit
Publisher(s)Devolver Digital
Designer(s)
  • Kitty Calis
  • Dominik Johann
Artist(s)
Composer(s)Jukio Kallio
EngineGameMaker: Studio
Platform(s)
Release
  • Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • April 3, 2018
  • Nintendo Switch
  • August 9, 2018
  • Android, iOS
  • June 27, 2019
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Minit Game Map

Minit is an adventure video game developed by Jan Willem Nijman, co-founder and one-half of Vlambeer; Kitty Calis, who contributed to Horizon Zero Dawn; Jukio Kallio, a freelance composer; and Dominik Johann, art director of Crows Crows Crows.[1] The game is published by Devolver Digital and was released on April 3, 2018 for Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. On May 11, 2018, a Nintendo Switch version was announced on the first episode of Indie World, a web series from Nintendo of Japan that showcases indie games coming to the Japanese Nintendo eShop.[2] It was released for the Nintendo Switch August 9, 2018.[3] It also came out for mobile devices in June 2019.[4] The game's premise is that each of the player's lives only lasts for one minute, resulting in 'a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time'.[5] With each interval, the player will learn more about the environment.[6] A demo for the game was presented at E3 2017.[1]

Gameplay[edit]

The gameplay of Minit consists of sixty-second lives in which the player attempts to uncover mysteries and lift a curse.[6] Gameplay progresses by the player keeping all items they have collected during each of their sixty-second lives.

Reception[edit]

Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 79/100[7]
PS4: 81/100[8]
XONE: 74/100[9]
NS: 80/100[10]
Review score
PublicationScore
TouchArcade[11]

Minit Game Engine

Accolades[edit]

Minit Game
YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2018Develop AwardsGameplay InnovationNominated[12]
Golden Joystick AwardsBest Indie GameNominated[13][14]
Titanium AwardsNominated[15]
2019New York Game AwardsStatue of Liberty Award for Best WorldNominated[16]
22nd Annual D.I.C.E. AwardsOutstanding Achievement for an Independent GameNominated[17]
National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers AwardsGame, Original FamilyNominated[18]
Independent Games Festival AwardsSeumas McNally Grand PrizeNominated[19]
2019 G.A.N.G. AwardsG.A.N.G. / MAGFEST People's Choice AwardNominated[20]
15th British Academy Games AwardsGame DesignNominated[21]

See also[edit]

Minit Game Trailer

  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, another game that features specific in-game times
  • Half-Minute Hero, another game in which you have a short, definite timespan to accomplish tasks and advance the story

References[edit]

  1. ^ abCampbell, Colin (June 13, 2017). 'You're going to want to find some time for Minit'. Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. ^JP, Nintendo (May 10, 2018). 'Minit [Indie World 2018.5.11]'. YouTube. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ^'Minit for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details'. www.nintendo.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  4. ^'Minit'. App Store. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  5. ^Donnelly, Joe (January 25, 2017). 'Minit is a new '60-second adventure' from an indie supergroup and Devolver Digital'. PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  6. ^ abWarr, Philippa (February 1, 2017). 'Use tiny time loops to lift a curse in Minit'. Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  7. ^'Minit for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. ^'Minit for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. ^'Minit for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. ^'Minit for Switch Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  11. ^Madnani, Mikhail (June 27, 2019). ''MINIT' Review – Minute To Win It'. TouchArcade. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  12. ^MCV staff (May 21, 2018). 'Announcing the Develop Awards 2018 nominations shortlist'. MCV. Future plc. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  13. ^Hoggins, Tom (September 24, 2018). 'Golden Joysticks 2018 nominees announced, voting open now'. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  14. ^Sheridan, Connor (November 16, 2018). 'Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale'. GamesRadar+. Future plc. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  15. ^'Titanium Awards 2018'. Fun & Serious Game Festival. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  16. ^Keyes, Rob (January 3, 2019). '2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed'. Screen Rant. Valnet, Inc. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  17. ^Makuch, Eddie (January 10, 2019). 'God Of War, Spider-Man Lead DICE Awards; Here's All The Nominees'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  18. ^'Nominee List for 2018'. National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  19. ^Fogel, Stephanie (January 3, 2019). ''Return of the Obra Dinn' Leads IGF Awards Nominees'. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  20. ^Fogel, Stefanie (March 21, 2019). ''God of War' Wins Six G.A.N.G. Awards, Including Audio of the Year'. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  21. ^Fogel, Stefanie (March 14, 2019). ''God of War,' 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations'. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minit_(video_game)&oldid=1034745184'