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Steam artwork — Minit

Minit kills you every sixty seconds. The items you picked up stay, so the whole game is a routing problem: what can you reach, use and bank before the timer runs out again.

Liked Minit? Each game below says what it keeps from it and what it changes.

Steam data checked Sep 17, 2026 · How matches are scored

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What makes it distinctive?

A one-bit top-down adventure in sixty-second lives. You wake at a house, walk out, and die on the minute; swords, flippers and keys persist, and each new tool shortens the path to the next one. Houses you unlock become new spawn points, which is the only thing that makes the later map reachable at all.

Who plays Minit?

For players who miss waking at the house with sixty seconds already ticking.

Fantasy: Exploration / Mastery. Fantasy is our reading of the game, separate from the Steam review score.

How these matches are scored

A match rises when it shares the way you play: the loop, the mechanics, the session. A shared mood alone does not put a game at the top. If too little is known, the row is left off.

How to read this list

A one-minute adventure where the puzzle is a route you already understand. Twelve Minutes shares the clock. The Forgotten City and In Stars And Time keep the loop and add a wound. Zelda cousins without the minute sit further down.

FAQ

Is this a Steam tag clone list?

No. Tags are one input. Mechanics, fantasy, progression and session structure are classified by Shypiard. If a signal is missing it is skipped.

Why is a famous game missing?

Either Shypiard has not profiled it yet, or it shares too little with Minit to be a fair match. The list is never padded to reach a round number.

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