Walkthrough for Twelve Minutes, Guide for 12 Minutes

The Complete walkthrough for Twelve Minutes guides you loop by loop to the various purposes and to hidden successes. The principle is based on a time loop of approximately 12 minutes that you relive it as many times as it takes to discover the truth.

Attention : major spoilers right from the very first lines.

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Available items and actions

Here are all the things you can interact with in the apartment at the beginning of each time loop. Take the time to locate each object, because your progress depends entirely on these interactions.

the knife (on the table)
The spoon
the sleeping pill, in the bathroom medicine cabinet
The cup
The dessert, stored in the refrigerator
the telephone, hidden in the clothes in the closet
The radio, for playing music
Talking with your woman
Talk to the police officer
Turn off the lights (don't forget the one in the bedroom)
Lock the door and secure the other doors
Look in the peephole
Take the fake candles
Take the Polaroid photo placed on the fridge
Look at the paintings hanging on the wall
Unscrew the grates from’ventilation
Use the toilet in the bathroom

Some of these items may seem insignificant, but they become essential later on. The sleeping pill is used to put your wife to sleep, the knife to defend you, and the ventilation grille hides a secret that you'll soon discover.

What You Need to Know

You have 12 minutes in front of you to finish everything before the cycle starts over. The police officer arrives at the door after a few minutes, this is the pivotal moment that turns the whole scene on its head. Keep your goals in mind before you act, because each loop gives you the same amount of time.

Some loops aren't used to perform actions, but to gather information. Here's what you can see on a loop:

Stay hidden in the closet The whole scene. You walk in, but you don't tell your wife you're there. You watch and listen without being noticed.
Retrieves the phone number the police officer's daughter. Electrocute him, then take his phone to read the number.
Write down the other numbers once you've made the calls. Each call gives you a clue to use in the next loop.

Where is the pocket watch in Twelve Minutes ?

The pocket watch is hiding in the bathroom. Go to the medicine cabinet and click on it. At the very bottom, you'll notice a ventilation grille.

Take it knife and use it on the vent to unscrew the grille. In the dark, you'll then find the famous pocket watch. This object is essential for proving the existence of the time loop to your wife.

Location of the ventilation grille:

The pocket watch once the cover is open:

The pocket watch hidden in the ventilation grille in *Twelve Minutes* — The pocket watch hidden in the ventilation grille of Twelve Minutes ©Alucare.fr

Putting Your Wife to Sleep

There are two ways to put your wife to sleep. The quickest one: take the sleeping pills and slide them right into her cup. Otherwise, take the 2 cups, put the sleeping pills in it, pour in some water, and then give the cup to your wife.

Electrocute the police officer

This section relies on a handy little electric trap. Once the police officer When you get home, head to the room and flip the switch: Turn the light on and then off just once. The police officer was then electrocuted when he touched the faulty housing.

To have success slip through one's fingers in Twelve Minutes

the empty success is one of the easiest to unlock. The idea: abandon your wife and submit to the police officer rather than struggling. Here are the steps to follow, in order, on a single loop:

Support your wife (by paying sleeping pills (in his cup)
Don't call not the police
Retrieves the pocket watch in the ventilation grille
Hide in the closet so the police officer will run to the bedroom
Electrocute the police officer at the right time
Tie him up with his own ropes
Tell him that you are innocent
Agree to become his lackey
Give it to him watch
Head into the room
Give him your telephone
Claims that your wife has committed suicide
Wait the end of the loop

To finish the game

The game offers several purposes, but to understand the whole story, here is the one that corresponds to the main revelation of the storyline. You must first have gathered all the information from the game (detailed in the sections below); otherwise, this ending will remain inaccessible.

Once you're ready, proceed in the following order:

Talk exclusively with your woman. Explain to him that you're in a time loop and that a police officer is on his way. She'll want to talk to him.
Call the girl the police officer so she could talk some sense into him over the phone.
Talk calmly with the police officer and give him the children's clothing.
Mention the nanny's son, the monster. When the police officer talks about a flowery motive, hand him the Dahlia children's outfit.

When you arrive in the past, you'll have to make a choice. Select this answer:

Maybe it's better that we're not together.

To continue, Take the pocket watch into the ventilation grille and sets the long needle to the 58.

Note: In the last room, look for the red book on the shelf—the same one your wife is reading on the couch. That’s the one that triggers the real ending. Be careful—this only works if you clicked on your wife’s book during the previous loops to memorize the passage she’s reciting.

Other Successes

Some achievements and trophies of Twelve Minutes are completely off the main narrative thread. They're little secrets to uncover as you play through the game, on computer and Xbox.

The best known: pour a cup of water into the plant in the living room. During one lap, fill a cup at the bathroom sink, then come back to water the plant. The achievement unlocks instantly, with no impact on the story.

Be sure to try out these kinds of “free” actions every time you start a new loop. Since the timer resets to zero every 12 minutes, you've got nothing to lose by trying new things. That's often how people fall into trophies the most discreet in the game.

How to get all the clues in Twelve Minutes

This section takes you through the story one chapter at a time. Follow the steps in order to uncover the whole truth about your wife, the police officer, and the father.

Course 1: Dessert

Your only goal at the start is to share a dessert with your wife.

Turn on the lights using the switch near the door.
Take these cups on the table near the couch and on the counter near the sink. Slide each one toward the sink to fill them.
Go to the refrigerator and open it. Take the two plates.
Put the two plates and the two cups on the table.
Tell your wife it's time for dessert, then take a seat at the table.
Click on your plate to enjoy your dessert.
When she gives you your gift, pick it up and click on it to open it. You'll find some baby clothes inside.
Ask him why the first name Dahlia.
Play out the rest of the conversation however you like.
Once dessert is over, a police officer shows up. You're both arrested. Don't resist and don't click on anything during this scene.

Loop Number 2: Proving the Loop

When your wife comes out of the bathroom and sits down on the couch, go over to her.

Tell him it's as if it were the same day, and then shows that the day is beginning again.
To select the evidence, click on the window above the sink.
The storm hits early in the loop, so choose the window as evidence as soon as possible, before it breaks out.
You have to choose a clue again. Go into the bedroom, open the drawer, and take the gift.
Go back to the living room and select it from your inventory to prove yourself.
What happens next is frustrating. Go through the dialogues to ask her about the pocket watch and about her father. She eventually shuts down and stops answering.

Go into the bedroom and try the light switch. You get a shock the first time. Turn it off and on again: this time you get electrocuted and knocked out. That’s good to know for later. Then open the front door and go into the hallway to start the Loop 3.

Loop #3: Hiding in the closet

This time, you show up looking confused.

Walk straight ahead to the closet to the left of the front door. Open it, go inside, and close the door behind you. Look through the blinds. Don't click on anything.
You hear your wife walk into the bedroom and get a shock from the light switch.
Time flies: the police officer bursts in and your wife is arrested. Don't do anything.
After a few questions, she reveals that the pocket watch is in the bathroom vent, under the medicine cabinet.
Once the police officer has left, step out of the closet. Walk through the front door to reset the loop.

Loop 4: Retrieve the pocket watch

You have more information—let's see what you can learn.

Go to the counter and get the knife or the spoon on the table.
Once your wife has left, go into the bathroom and close the door. Click on the medicine cabinet, then all the way to the bottom to find the ventilation grille.
Slide a knife or spoon along the edge to open it and remove the pocket watch.
Open the door and go back to the living room.
Talk to your wife, ask her about the past, and then tell her that you know what she's hiding in the vent.
After a quick conversation, convince her that you're in a time loop. Use the present tense to prove yourself.
A long conversation follows. She confesses everything and tells you about the polaroïd on the fridge.

The police officer arrives: let the story unfold.

Episode 5: The Polaroid

When you reappear, go to the refrigerator and take the polaroïd.

Wait until your wife sits down, then go talk to her.
Show her that the day is starting over, and tell her what happened the night she ran away.
Explore all the new dialogue options when you ask him about his past.
The loop ends the same way.

Loop 6: Question the police officer

With the information from your wife, it's time to let the police officer. He's not being cooperative, so you'll have to try other methods.

As soon as possible, take both of them out cups and the Polaroid on the refrigerator.
After saying hello to your wife, go into the bathroom and close the door. Open the medicine cabinet and take the sleeping pills.
Drag a cup toward the sink to fill it with water. Drag the sleeping pills onto it to get a cup with pills.
Go back to the living room, then to the bedroom. Flip the light switch to get a shock, then go back to the living room.
Give your wife the cup with the pills in it.
If you haven't already, click on the book to discuss it.
Wait a few seconds for the pills to take effect. She'll lie down in the bedroom, turn off the lights, and close the door.
Hide in the closet and looks through the blinds.

After a few seconds, you say, «Now we wait,» and time flies by.

The police officer walks in, inspects the apartment, opens the bedroom door, and spots your wife.
He is electrocuted by flipping the switch.
When you hear him fall, step out of the closet and go into the bedroom. Click on the unconscious police officer and search his pockets: you'll find a revolver, two pairs of handcuffs, her telephone and a knife.
Slip a pair of handcuffs onto the police officer to restrain him.
You can question him, but he refuses to cooperate.
Slide the revolver along his arm (or leg) to shoot him and show him you mean business.
Go through the dialogues about him and his relationship with his family: the watch, his relationship with his father, the murder charge, how he knows it was her, and why she might have done it.
Ask how the father was murdered.
Leave the conversation and swipe the Polaroid toward the police officer.
You get some new leads: who could have killed the father, and questions about the nanny.
Before resetting the phone, check the police officer's phone. Read his messages and click on the phone number of Bumblebee. The call goes through without you being able to speak, but that comes in handy later.

Loop 7: Connect the police officer to the father

Talk to your wife, show her that a new day has begun, and tell her what happened the night she ran away.
Keep talking to him, approach the police officer, and explain your relationship with his father.
Click on the previous topic, talk about the past, and tell him that the Polaroid proves that she didn't kill him.
She's going to sit on the couch. Talk to her some more. Bring up her past, her father's affair, and then ask how her mother found out about it.
Find out about the nanny, about the nanny's child, about where her brother is, and then ask who killed the father.
You're probably short on time here. The police officer shows up, but he refuses to listen to you.

Loop 8: Call Bumblebee

There is, however, someone the police officer will listen to.

Talk to your wife, show her that a new day has begun, and tell her what happened the night she ran away.
Take your wife's phone out of the closet: it's in her purse, next to her clothes.
Call Bumblebee with this phone (you remember the number from loop 6). Say that her father wants to arrest your wife, then say that your wife is innocent.
Talk to your wife and speak to the police officer.
Choose «Let’s wait for him to arrive.» Time flies.
As the elevator hums, you hear the police officer answer the call from Bumblebee in the hallway.
Don't do anything until he rings the doorbell. If you open the door too soon, he'll hang up and things will go wrong. When he rings the doorbell, open the door.
Your wife takes over and shows him the photo on the fridge. Listen as the police officer explains everything. Your wife hands you the watch and the police officer provides information about his brother.

Loop number 9: the Monstre, the half-brother

You can go through the steps again and explain why the father is really acting this way when he calls Bumblebee. It's going nowhere; the police officer is leaving. Try to get some other answers instead.

Talk to your wife, show her that a new day has begun, and tell her what happened the night she ran away.
This time, you mention the Monstre, your wife's half-brother.
Get your wife's phone from the closet and call her back Bumblebee. Say that your wife is innocent.
Talk to your wife again. Bring up her past and find out that her brother is the killer.
Click on the previous topic, talk about the police officer, tell him that the police officer wants the watch to save his daughter, and then say, «Let’s wait for him to arrive.».
Things are going just as they did before. Wait until the end of the call from Bumblebee, then opens the door. Your wife speaks again and focuses on the Monstre.

The police officer vaguely remembers the nanny's name: something like flowery.

Loop #10: Baby Clothes

This loop is almost identical to the previous one, with one small change.

Talk to your wife, show her that a new day has begun, and tell her what happened the night she ran away.
Go into the bedroom, open the drawer, take out the gift, and open it to get the baby clothes.
Get your wife's phone from the closet and call her back Bumblebee. Say that your wife is innocent.
«Talk to your wife again,» the police officer says, "then let's wait for him to arrive.".
Wait until the end of the call from Bumblebee, open the door and let your wife go get the pocket watch.
Once the conversation is over, when the police officer mentions the nanny's flowery name, slide the baby clothes toward him.

You take back control in the middle of a conversation. Choose the response you want.

Episode 11: The Final Revelation

Prerequisite: You must have clicked on your wife’s red book (when she’s reading on the couch) during previous loops, until she recites a passage to you. Otherwise, the book on the shelf won’t trigger anything.

Take the knife (or a spoon) and wait for your wife to come out of the bathroom. Go in, close the door, and open the vent. Grab the pocket watch and patient.
You find yourself in a slightly different version of the past, with a slightly different conversation. You can choose either response, but to reach the ending, be sure to read on.
Do not click on any dialog options. Instead, click on the red book placed on the shelf at the bottom of the screen (here's another possible ending).
Don't click on any chat prompts. Just wait.

Other purposes of Twelve Minutes

With this walkthrough, you'll have everything you need to unlock several purposes different. In practice, the choices you make during the time loop determine the outcome.

Here are the goals you can achieve:

The Real Ending (Continued) : If you follow the guide all the way to the final loop and click on the red book, you'll discover the whole truth. That's the canonical ending.
The End Mindfulness : a variation on the final scene where you prolong the conversation with the father until the clock strikes, using the red book to buy time.
The End Alone(Alone): You accept the father's suggestion to stop seeing her. You find yourself in the empty apartment, from which you can return by setting the watch to 11:58.
The weak ending (Coward) : that of “cowardly” success, when you hand your wife over to the police officer.
The End Confessed : You confess everything to the police officer and hand him the watch.
The End Groundhog : You take out the cop using Bumblebee and spend a perfect evening with your wife, without breaking the loop.
The End Listen : available only the very first time you enter the apartment, without touching anything at all.

Please note : In the final scene with the father, rejecting his proposal leads to a confrontation in which he dies, but the loop starts over anyway—it's not really an ending.