Folks, give me a moment of your time?a minute, if you will?to discuss one of the latest titles in the indie scene. From Jan Willem Nijman (of Vlambeer), Kitty Calis (with work on Horizon Zero Dawn), Jukio Kallio (video game music composer), and Dominik Johann (of Crows Crows Crows) comes Minit, a black-and-white 1-bit puzzle adventure. I list each member of the team solely because I think they need individual praise for their work here; Minit is fantastic.
Published by Devolver Digital, Minit has a clever premise?you die every sixty seconds. Starting the moment you pick up a cursed sword, you have one full minute to accomplish your goals in the world. After each death, you begin anew at your house, with certain feats and items progressing through each run. As you traverse the interconnected world, you must solve environmental puzzles to find the path forward and free yourself from this curse. What an Enjoyable Night to Have a Curse
Bear in mind, though, this is not a roguelike. This is more akin to Majora?s Mask; each run builds on the last one in interesting ways. Perhaps you must loop around a twisting forest, which takes most of your minute. At the end, you?ll more than likely find a new puzzle, along with an item that will make your next forest traversal quicker. Maybe you?ll even find a new home to set as your next respawn point!

Everything here serves a purpose?even some of the background periphery that you?d expect to mean nothing. In a way, Minit is reminiscent of...