Minit turns you into a classic adventurer, 60 seconds at a time

The adventure role-playing game Minit challenges you to see how much you can accomplish in 60 seconds. It’s the first game from developers Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio, and Dominik Johann, all of whom have plenty of industry chops. The team has partnered with publisher Devolver Digital to launch the title on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on April 3.

Minit runs with the idea of bite-sized questing in an RPG world inspired by classics like The Legend of Zelda and reminiscent of Marvelous Entertainment’s Half-Minute Hero. It’s got a black-and-white retro aesthetic and a mysterious map with plenty of secrets to find, dungeons to crawl, and objects to collect. But you’ll only be able to explore in minute-long chunks — after you pick up a cursed sword at the start, you have only 60 seconds to live. When the time runs down, you die and respawn back at your house. And then it’s time to give it another go.