12 is Better than 6 is an adventure developed by Ink Stains Games, released 20 November 2015 on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.69 at IndieGala. The main story takes about 5.3 hrs to finish.
What 12 is Better than 6 is
12 is Better than 6 is an adventure game developed by Ink Stains Games and released in 2015. It was published by HypeTrain Digital. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.
The premise, in the publisher's words
It is 1873. An escaped slave is slowly walking through the desert, making his way from Mexico to Texas. He keeps a revolver close and is wearing the sombrero stolen from a dead man.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 46 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
12 is Better than 6 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 5.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 8.3 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $0.69, that works out to about $0.13 per hour of the main story, or $0.08 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 2.9 Ghz or equivalent, 2048 MB RAM and 512 Mb DirectX 9 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $0.69 at IndieGala, 93% below its usual price. Across the 9 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $1.99 — a spread of $1.30 for an identical product.
What it launched against
12 is Better than 6 launched on 20 November 2015, within three weeks of Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront and Just Cause 3. All of them reviewed better. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront, Just Cause 3.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for 12 is Better than 6 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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