Baba Is You
Release Date: March 13, 2019
Puzzle, 2D, top-down, indie games, experimental/artistic, singleplayer
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An original puzzle game in which the player can manipulate the rules of the game and the limitations present in each of the hundred stages. They are described with simple messages, which we modify, thus influencing the ways of interaction with objects or even changing the target waiting to be executed.
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Videos and Screens
[1:02] Baba Is You trailer #1
GAMERS Score
Average score from 227 votes.
Baba Is You Description
Baba Is You is an original puzzle game created by the independent Finnish developer Arvi "Hempuli" Teikari. The prototype was the winner of the Nordic Game Jam in 2017.
Mechanics
Baba Is You stands out from the rest of the genre by being enabling us to manipulate the rules of the game. The game consists of one hundred levels of puzzles of increasing difficulty, each with unique constraints described by simple verbal messages; we can modify them in order to influence the way we interact with objects or even completely change the goal that is necessary to access the next stage.
For example, setting the title words "baba is you" next to each other enables us to control the main character we observe from a top-down perspective; however, if we change the message to "rock is you", we will take control of the stone visible on the screen. Another example are the walls which we can penetrate if we separate the words "walls" and "stop", or even lava, which does not pose a threat to us after separating the words "lava" and "melt".
A separate mention should be made of the fact that the developer provided us with an editor, thanks to which we can create our own puzzles or even entire campaigns.
Technical aspects
Baba is You features incredibly simple, two-dimensional visuals. However, it is clear enough for players to be able to find their way around the challenges posed by the developer and to understand the rules that govern them.
Last updated on May 1, 2020
Baba Is You Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Switch
Developer: Hempuli Oy
Publisher: Hempuli Oy
Age restrictions: none
Baba Is You System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM, graphic card 128 MB GeForce 6600 GT / Radeon X1300 or better, 200 MB HDD, Windows 7