How To Get Through Every Loop In Twelve Minutes

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• Loop 0 – Dessert Night
• Loop 1 – Find The Pocket Watch
• Loop 2 – Find The Pocket Watch Part Two
• Loop 3 – Find The Pocket Watch Part Three
• Loop 4 – Getting Answers
• Loop 5 – Getting Answers Part Two
• Loop 6 – We're In The Endgame Now
• Loop 7 – We're In The Endgame Now Part Two
• Loop 8 – We're In The Endgame Now Part 3
• Loop 9 – Something Flowery
• Loop 10 – The End

Twelve Minutes is about a man trapped in a time loop. Unfortunately, the game can be confusing at points. While the puzzles are simple once you know them, they can be hard to figure out. Moreover, there are multiple endings to Twelve Minutes, so it can be hard to find the proper ending that rolls credits.

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If you're playing Twelve Minutes for the first time, make sure to check out our beginner's tips guide. Several things in that guide will ensure that you maximize the number of achievements you unlock and teach you some skills that will be useful for beating Twelve Minutes.

Loop 0 – Dessert Night

1. Exit the elevator and click on the plant next to your door.
2. Click on the fake rock to pick it up.
3. In your inventory, click on the fake-rock to find the key to your apartment.
4. Drag the key from your inventory to the front door and enter your apartment.
5. Your wife will exit the bathroom and give your a kiss. She will let you know that she made dessert and that you should talk to her when you want to eat dessert.
6. When she sits down, interact with the red book she is reading.
7. If you want, you can grab both mugs, turn on the radio, grab the dessert from the fridge, set the table, and turn off the lights. Your wife will kiss you if you do so, or if you want, you can let her set the table by proceeding to the next step.
8. Tell your wife that "Now is a good time for dessert."
9. Your wife will run into the bedroom and return.
10. Take a seat at the table and wait for your wife.
11. Click on your plate to start eating your dessert.
12. Your wife will give you a present, click on it to open it.
13. Interact with the baby clothes inside and ask, "Why Dahlia?"
14. Respond to your wife however you want. Either way, you will end up in the same scenario with a man knocking on the door.
15. When the Cop shows up at 12:05, stop interacting with anything and let the scene play out.
16. Your wife will hint that there is a watch in the apartment.

Loop 1 – Find The Pocket Watch

It will take you a few loops to solve this puzzle. So don't expect to speed run through this part.

1. You will awaken at the beginning of your first loop.
2. Wait for your wife to leave the bathroom and kiss you.
3. Talk to her immediately and choose "Tell her this feels like the same day."
4. She won't believe you, so you will need to prove it.
5. Remember how your wife was surprised about the thunder in the last loop. Click the window to predict the weather.
6. You might have to wait a few seconds, but eventually, you will see lightning and hear thunder. Your wife will be impressed, but you will need more proof.
7. Go to the bedroom and look for the present. It is in the dresser under some clothes.
8. Pick up the present and give it to your wife. You will explain that you know that there are baby clothes inside.
9. Ask her every prompt about her past and the pocket watch.
10. She will dodge your questions, so walk out the front door to restart the loop.

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Loop 2 – Find The Pocket Watch Part Two

1. When you reappear at the beginning of the loop, immediately go into the closet and close the sliding door behind you.
2. Your wife will not notice that you are home and head into the bedroom. She will shock herself on the light switch, but will not pass out from it.
3. You will mutter to yourself, "Now we wait."
4. The game will skip ahead to thecop knocking on the door.
5. He arrests your wife and then interrogates her into telling him where the watch is.
6. She will eventually say that the pocket watch is in the vent under the medicine cabinet in the bathroom.
7. The cop will kill her and frame it as a suicide. After that, he will leave the apartment.
8. When he leaves, exit the closet and go into the bedroom.
9. Flick the light switch off and on, which shocks you unconscious. This electric shock is good to know for the future.

Loop 3 – Find The Pocket Watch Part Three

Now that we know where the pocket watch is, it is time to get some answers from our wife.

1. After your wife leaves the bathroom and kisses you, go into the bathroom and close the door behind you.
2. Click on the medicine cabinet. Once you're looking inside the cabinet, look towards the bottom of the screen. You should see a prompt for the vent, so click it.
3. Drag your keys from your inventory to the vent to open it.
4. Once the vent is open, move the cursor around till you see a mysterious object prompt. Grab it and look at the pocket watch.
5. Leave the bathroom and talk to your wife.
6. Select "Question her about the past…", then select "Tell her you to know what she's hiding in the vent."
7. She will say some stuff but will need you to prove again that you are in a time loop. Since the thunder probably already happened, grab the present and give it to her. That will be enough.
8. Your wife will tell you the whole story that she knows and mention the polaroid on the fridge. Now it's time to get some answers from the cop.
9. End the loop or let it play out.

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Loop 4 – Getting Answers

So now that we know our wife's story, you will probably want to get some answers from the cop. Again, this process will take a couple of loops.

1. The first thing we need before we talk to the cop is the whole picture. Go to the fridge and grab the polaroid and click on it while it is in your hand.
2. Talk to your wife. Click "Prove the day is restarting" and then select "Tell her what happened the night she ran away."
3. Select every dialogue option.
4. End the loop.

Loop 5 – Getting Answers Part Two

Now we need to get the upper hand on the cop.

1. Grab both mugs in the living room and fill one with water from the sink.
2. Pick up the polaroid on the fridge.
3. Your wife will leave the bathroom, and when she does, go in there and close the door behind you.
4. Open the medicine cabinet and grab the sleeping pills.
5. Combine the sleeping pills with the mug of water in your inventory.
6. Leave the bathroom and give your wife the mug of water with sleeping pills.
7. After a short wait, she will go to the bedroom to sleep.
8. Go into the bedroom after she does and flick the light switch on and off. This action will prime the light switch to knock the cop temporarily unconscious.
9. Go back into the living room and hide in the closet. After you close the sliding door, you will eventually say, "Now we wait…"
10. The game will skip ahead to when the cop knocks on the door. He will break in and search the apartment. Eventually, he will go into the bedroom and notice your unconscious wife. The cop will then turn on the light switch and shock himself unconscious.
11. Leave the closet and quickly enter the bedroom. In the bedroom, click on the cop. His inventory (phone, handcuffs, knife, and revolver) will appear on your screen. Grab every item he has and drag a pair of handcuffs onto the cop.
12. The cop will eventually wake up, and he won't be happy about his current situation.
13. Grab the revolver in your inventory and drag it over the cop's leg. You will shoot him, and he will be ready to cooperate.
14. Click on the cop to start talking with him. First, select "Ask about the watch," then "Ask about his relationship with her father," then "Ask about the murder charge," then "How do you know it was her," then "Why would she possibly do something like that," and finally ask "How was her father murdered."
15. He will imply that she has no alibi. Drag the polaroid from your inventory to the cop, as this will prove that she is innocent.
16. Doing this will unlock the next couple of dialogue options. Ask "Who could have killed her father?" and "Ask him about the nanny."
17. The last thing you need to do is go through his phone. Click on the phone in his inventory and read through his text messages. You will learn about his daughter Bumblebee and her cancer diagnosis. Call Bumblebee's number to save it as a phone option later. If you miss this or forget it, her number is 413-555-0193.

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Loop 6 – We're In The Endgame Now

Now that we have all the information that everyone else knows, it's time to beat this time loop. But first, we need to learn some more information from our wife.

1. The first thing you have to do is talk to your wife. Like previous loops, we need to prove the day is restarting and tell her what happened the night she ran away.
2. After you've convinced her, select "Tell her about the cop" and then "Explain the cop's connection to her father."
3. Then you need to talk to her about her past again. Go to a previous topic and pick "The Polaroid Proves that she didn't kill him."
4. Shaken, your wife will sit on the couch. There are a couple more pieces of info we need from her, so talk to her again. This time, select "Talk about her past…" and then "Ask about her father's affair" and "Ask how her mother found out about the affair." Lastly, we need to ask a series of questions that are now available. First, select "Ask about her nanny," then "Ask about the nanny's child," then "Ask where her brother could be now," and finally, "Who killed your father?"
5. The cop will then break into the apartment and say that he only listens to his daughter.

Loop 7 – We're In The Endgame Now Part Two

We're ready to have a peaceful confrontation with the cop in this loop.

1. Run into the closet and grab your wife's cell phone from her bag.
2. Talk to your wife and select "Prove the day is restarting" and "Tell her what happened the night she ran away."
3. Now you need Bumblebee to help you, so give her a call on your wife's cell phone (The phone number from earlier). To convince her, select "Say her father wants to arrest your wife," and "Say your wife is innocent."
4. Talk to your wife again about the cop and select "let's wait for him to arrive." Time will fast forward, and you will hear the cop talking to Bumblebee on the phone. Wait until he finishes talking to her and knocks on your door. Open the door and let the scene play out.

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Loop 8 – We're In The Endgame Now Part 3

To continue in the story, we need to change the interaction between the wife and the cop. This time, we need them to talk more about the brother.

1. Run into the closet and grab your wife's cell phone from her bag.
2. Talk to your wife and select "Prove the day is restarting" and "Tell her what happened the night she ran away."
3. Now you need Bumblebee to help you, so give her a call on your wife's cell phone (The phone number from earlier). To convince her, select "Say her father wants to arrest your wife" and "Say your wife is innocent."
4. Talk to your wife about her past and select "Find more about the brother being the killer."
5. Go back to the previous topics and select talk about the cop. After that, select "Tell her the cop wants the watch to save his daughter" and "Let's wait for him to arrive."
6. Open the door after the cop knocks.
7. Watch the scene play out. This time, the cop will mention that the nanny's name was something flowery.

Yes, if you put that together, then you have figured out the shocking twist.

Loop 9 – Something Flowery

In this loop, we have to draw the connection between the nanny and ourselves.

1. When the loop starts, grab the cell phone from the closet.
2. Talk to your wife and prove the day is restarting by telling her what happened the night she ran away.
3. Call Bumblebee and tell her that your wife is innocent.
4. Go into the bedroom, open the dresser and grab the present. Open the present right away and interact with the baby clothes.
5. You will have figured out that your wife is your sister.
6. Talk to your wife and wait for the cop to arrive.
7. After the cop speaks with Bumblebee and knocks on the door, open the door.
8. Wait for the scene to play through again, but when the cop mentions that the nanny's name was something flowery, drag the baby clothes to the cop.
9. Let the scene play out, do whatever you want in the next cutscene.

Loop 10 – The End

We've reached the end of the game, but we need to do one more thing.

1. Go into the bathroom and open the ventilation grid below the medicine cabinet with your keys.
2. Grab the pocket watch and hold it in your hands. Don't do anything else and just stare into the pocket watch for a little while. The scene will transition into another room.

1. After a brief speech from the father, you will have two options. Both options will end the game. To unlock the actual ending, click on the red book sitting on the bookshelf along the bottom of the screen.
2. Don't click anything else, and let the scene keep playing. Eventually, the credits will roll.

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