Minit is a beautifully crafted love letter to classic games and the art of death
The two most vital concepts in most video games are learning and dying. Only by learning can you avoid death, and only through death can you learn. It’s a loop that has existed since the earliest days of the medium. By leaning into and toying with that fundamental relationship, indie game Minit achieves something that feels referential and nostalgic and yet unique and exhilarating all at once.
The game, out this week on Steam as well as PS4 and Xbox, was created by developers Jan Willem Nijman, the game design half of two-person indie studio Vlambeer, and Kitty Calis, formerly of Horizon Zero Dawn maker Guerilla Games. Like the classics it takes clear inspiration from, including everything from Zelda to Metroid to Dark Souls, Minit helps...