Baba Is You

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 147 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 117 out of 147
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 147
  3. Negative: 12 out of 147

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  1. curzon_dax
    Apr 16, 2023
    10
    This game is getting a 10 before even completing it and I'll tell you why. The gameplay is incredibly original in a world of countless of puzzle games so that alone is just monumentally impressive. Not only that: it's also structured in terms of level-progression design in a way that both lets the user progress to the end but also on-choice stay to do further harder puzzles.
  2. crazymurdock
    Jul 4, 2019
    10
    A very clever puzzle game that manages to find new ways to strain your brain with each and every level.

    Baba is Good
  3. BrightSouls
    Dec 27, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Baba is You and Perfect.
    Its simplistic art tells yoou is not going to be another puzzle game. Just a few words and some objects. That´s all, the rest is up to you.
    This game will make you think on the basic concepts that any game has setup before. Are the walls really walls? Is the lava always your enemy? Maybe not this time. Everything works just right and thats beatiful.
    "Baba is You" is a perfect desinged piece of art.    … Expand
  4. vortexalchemy
    Mar 18, 2019
    10
    Baba is You
    Puzzle is Fun
    Art is Cute
    Music is Calm
    Thinking is Great

    BEST PUZZLE GAME
  5. LuciferZ
    May 16, 2019
    10
    This game is excellent, I'm about a hundred puzzles and maybe fifteen hours in and it's still really fresh. Other than one situation where I accidentally spoiled myself on a solution, I've been playing 100% blind.

    It's a mind-bending take on sliding block puzzles, which I enjoy to start with. I haven't played The Witness yet (though I plan to sometime), but similarly to that the game    This game is excellent, I'm about a hundred puzzles and maybe fifteen hours in and it's still really fresh. Other than one situation where I accidentally spoiled myself on a solution, I've been playing 100% blind.

    It's a mind-bending take on sliding block puzzles, which I enjoy to start with. I haven't played The Witness yet (though I plan to sometime), but similarly to that the game doesn't explain much to you about the world--except through what the rule blocks spell out for you, literally. These blocks are also pushable, of course, and have their own simple syntax you need to learn to redefine how things work. ("Baba Is You" is a good example of a working rule!)

    Much of the game is figuring out these written and unwritten rules, which often means simultaneously relying on and dispelling your presumptions about how typical games of this type work. This is quite manageable though because the levels are usually super small. New mechanics are introduced regularly and old ones exploited cleverly.

    I've been skipping puzzles I couldn't solve, to the point where recently there was a point where I couldn't unlock any more puzzles without solving one. But Baba Is You is one of those games where you get so familiarized with the rules that you can play it in your head, and it's fun to come back to a puzzle later after having thought of a solution mid-day.

    tl;dr i'd recommend this game, it's a classic in the making. I'd give it a 20/10 but since metacritic only allows 10 as the highest score, I gave it a 10.    … Expand
  6. spaghettioman
    Apr 10, 2019
    10
    Baba Is You takes the old classic box-pushing puzzle game that you would get onto your calculator and play in math class instead of doing actual work, then instead of going "let's just do the same thing as everyone else!" no! they add the amazing gimmick of making some of the boxes control the rules of the game. i heard of this gimmick and i thought "oh, neat. that's not gonna make me buyBaba Is You takes the old classic box-pushing puzzle game that you would get onto your calculator and play in math class instead of doing actual work, then instead of going "let's just do the same thing as everyone else!" no! they add the amazing gimmick of making some of the boxes control the rules of the game. i heard of this gimmick and i thought "oh, neat. that's not gonna make me buy it though." i watched a few videos and Baba Is You takes a little addition and goes a long way. It makes you think as if all of these puzzle games were like this, because it just so effortlessly blends perfectly into the gameplay. it makes a simple game a complete masterpiece. buy this game if you get the chance.… Expand
  7. NicolaM28
    Dec 24, 2019
    10
    Probably my favourite puzzle game of all times.
    The levels are of the right difficulty: the first are challenging but overall easy, but the more you progress in the game the more the levels become hard. Some levels will for sure keep you in front of the monitor for very long.
    The music is awesome as well.
    Recommended.
  8. sugardude
    Jul 10, 2019
    10
    Baba is you is the absolute masterpiece of puzzle game. everything about this game is perfect.
  9. jagajazzist
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    The best logic-based puzzle game since... Picross? Sudoku? For something as complex as Baba Is You, it surprisingly feels fundamental in the same way as the aforementioned games are. The aesthetics of Baba are infinitely easier to discuss than the mechanics. The music is soft, sweet, and never grating over the countless hours you'll spend on certain puzzles. The art direction is cute andThe best logic-based puzzle game since... Picross? Sudoku? For something as complex as Baba Is You, it surprisingly feels fundamental in the same way as the aforementioned games are. The aesthetics of Baba are infinitely easier to discuss than the mechanics. The music is soft, sweet, and never grating over the countless hours you'll spend on certain puzzles. The art direction is cute and conveys all necessary information quite vividly. And since the graphical demands are so low (and thankfully, not in that recent nostalgia-bait indie-pixel trend that's so widespread now), this game runs well on even the most outdated toasters. As for the mechanics, Baba drip-feeds them to you steadily, so as to prevent unnecessary confusion. It really is quite amazing how the difficulty grows incrementally but logically, building on the skills you've previously learned. Of course, since the game is non-linear towards the end, some players might feel at a loss with certain mechanics brought in nearer to the end. For my part, I never felt like I was lacking anything to solve a puzzle — save for a few spare neurons. Trial-and-error is not the most accurate way to describe solving Baba's puzzles, since it implies something like the infinite monkey theorem. (Now, AI: The Somnium Files, despite how much people say otherwise, was a game of trial-and-error.) Rather, Baba has you experiment with truly mind-bending and hidden mechanics in order to solve certain levels. "I didn't know I could do *that!*" could be read as indignantly exasperated or else as flat-out amazed, depending on what kind of player you are. The least satisfying puzzles are those in which you have to kick off a huge causal chain, and can only be solved one way. Other, more interesting puzzles have multiple solutions, each more **** than the first. Though I've heard it said, I never had the urge to shout "aw c'mon, that's horse manure!" at any solution. Everything has a place and a reason why it's there.… Expand
  10. FlyingPiloswine
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    This game is DIFFICULT. Most of the hate this game gets is from people who think that it is a "troll" game or that certain levels are impossible. But that is the beauty of this game. Some levels just feel impossible, and you have to keep trying new and wild concepts.

    When all else fails, experimentation will show you something that you had no idea could happen. Then all of a sudden,    This game is DIFFICULT. Most of the hate this game gets is from people who think that it is a "troll" game or that certain levels are impossible. But that is the beauty of this game. Some levels just feel impossible, and you have to keep trying new and wild concepts.

    When all else fails, experimentation will show you something that you had no idea could happen. Then all of a sudden, your mind is flooded with new ideas to try.

    If you don't mind getting stumped, then definitely give this game a try. I still can't believe I finally beat "Heist." That level blows my mind. I thought I was going crazy, but what I did actually worked after a solid half hour.    … Expand
  11. klauwier
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    This game gives a beautiful feeling of solving problems that are sometimes looks almost like math problems.
    Now I passed through more than half of levels and sometimes I think that some level is absolutely unsolvable. But, and this is very funny, in another morning I solve it in few minutes.
  12. DragonHeart000
    Feb 12, 2020
    10
    Baba Is You is one of the most innovative puzzle games I have seen yet. The idea of making the game rules change on the fly like they are is very brilliant. The levels do an excellent job of playing with the game rules. At first glance you would think something that lets you change the rules like this would be easy but once you start playing you see just how hard things can get while theBaba Is You is one of the most innovative puzzle games I have seen yet. The idea of making the game rules change on the fly like they are is very brilliant. The levels do an excellent job of playing with the game rules. At first glance you would think something that lets you change the rules like this would be easy but once you start playing you see just how hard things can get while the core concept stays simple and elegant. Baba Is You is one of my top favorite games of 2019 and possibly the most innovative game of 2019 only being matched by Slay The Spire.… Expand
  13. JeromePel
    Sep 18, 2020
    10
    This is honestly the best puzzle game I've ever played. Before, I highly recommended The Witness, Braid, The Swapper and Portal, but now, I just recommend this to everyone first (the rest still makes up my top 5, but Baba is way ahead). I legit bought it on the Switch after the PC just to encourage the developer and so it's easier to have my friends test it (Already converted 4 of themThis is honestly the best puzzle game I've ever played. Before, I highly recommended The Witness, Braid, The Swapper and Portal, but now, I just recommend this to everyone first (the rest still makes up my top 5, but Baba is way ahead). I legit bought it on the Switch after the PC just to encourage the developer and so it's easier to have my friends test it (Already converted 4 of them after like 10mins of play). It looks like **** but don't let that deter you, as you'll play the most clever and innovative puzzles out there.

    Only bad reviews are from people who thought they were good at puzzle games, but couldn't handle the Ego-check that they're not that smart. You'll feel like an idiot then a genius every level and that's the whole thrill !    … Expand
  14. Beatinfected
    Jan 16, 2021
    10
    Baba is great, but when wall is belt and empty is push your brain is melt...
  15. SyndRain
    Feb 7, 2023
    10
    One of the best puzzle games out there. The beauty of this game is that many puzzles seem impossible at first, but they turn out to have beautiful solutions.
  16. JohnMalcolm
    Apr 21, 2019
    9
    A picture is worth a thousand words, so here's a brief video clip for your enjoyment:

    https://youtu.be/F_iK5_jstvA
  17. inoffensive
    Oct 10, 2019
    9
    Baba is you is probably one of the best puzzle games I ever played, it is to bad that at the late game I was to dumb to actually solve the puzzles.
  18. Baltifru
    Dec 5, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Baba is you is a universal masterpiece.

    You've probably understood the basic concept behind the game watching some videos by the time you read this review, but you need to know that this is far more than just "a good concept": the design of every single level is thoroughly thought and brilliant in its own way. The core mechanic of the game (creating rules by moving words around) is at the same time fun, creative and incredibly challenging at times. After the first few levels of introduction, I could never find any level where I could trick my way out . Whether you think of yourself as clever or an experienced gamer, I can assure you some of the puzzles are very tough; the most difficult of them took me up to three hours to figure.

    And don't think that you'll get bored of it: level after level, world after world, new mechanics are added and the complexity goes even higher. And at some point where you'll think you've seen everything, the game will surprise you even more . And the best part is all of this is that the game is VERY long (of course depending on how fast you solve the levels). It took me nearly 89 hours to beat all the levels. I just want to emphasize how great of an achievement it is to have a game proposing such an consistent, high-quality level design and game design over nearly 90 hours. And that for 12,5 €.

    The icing on the cake is the artistic design, simple but cute and fully supporting the constant humor of the game, with great soundtrack as well.

    Baba is you is not "just an indie game". Baba is you is the game with the best game design I've played for quite a while, a game like none else. This is a lesson for the videogame industry: stop giving us your annual AAA generic third-person shooter with no scenario and no innovation in the gameplay. Give us games like Baba is you .    … Expand
  19. Sitheral
    Aug 3, 2022
    9
    Brillant idea executed well.
    This is such a fun puzzle game. It throws a few pixelated blocks at you, it looks simple, it seems simple and then you stare at the screen trying to do that one puzzle for the 304093 time.
  20. rupertsciamenna
    May 8, 2021
    9
    Excellent puzzle game that makes a very clever use of words and rules to create an interesting playground
  21. sourasparagus
    Oct 5, 2021
    9
    Super thought-provoking and mind-expanding puzzle game, with a wide difficulty range. I eventually beat all the levels - without assistance - which took a long time and felt very rewarding. This would be a great game for a middle schooler alongside a basic programming curriculum, given the core game mechanic.
  22. PanchaMiguela
    Mar 3, 2023
    9
    Very fun and mind boggling, although sometimes puzzles get so complicated you can spend hours trying to understand what the game wants from you, but it is very fun when the puzzle isn't so big brain that you feel like you want to kill yourself.
  23. JonsGone
    Apr 10, 2019
    8
    Baba is You.
    Is
    Good

    Brain is Work.
    Music is Where ?
    Puzzle is fun and hard.
  24. gudrqa
    Mar 29, 2021
    8
    Really nice game. Cute art style and nice concepts. Makes you wanna think a lot
  25. fivefeetunder
    Jan 30, 2020
    8
    Baba is sokoban. Sokoban is puzzle. Puzzle is fun. Puzzle is not fun. Didn't last long in my library but amazing idea
  26. BaldursThones
    Apr 15, 2022
    8
    This is a great puzzle game that I am not good at and I get stuck on a level for an hour.
  27. TheGameIsALie
    Jul 3, 2019
    7
    Baba is You tem picos de diversão muito altos, especialmente no início e na introdução de algumas novas regras, mas seus vales são horríveis. Tentando ser extremamente difícil, o jogo só acaba com um mau design de níveis, frustrante e cansativo. O jogo parece ter se esquecido de que menos geralmente é mais.
  28. edxtan
    Feb 27, 2023
    7
    The puzzles in Baba Is You all require you to think outside the box, which can be satisfying if you successfully solve them, but makes it really easy to get stuck.
  29. kezzyhko
    Aug 2, 2020
    7
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  30. ikuty
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    A cute and clever puzzle game until you start getting stuck in one of the levels.
    Maybe that's because I'm a bad puzzle game player, but little bit difficult to me.
    Still a good game if you love puzzle games.
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#12 Best PC Game of 2019
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#88 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#93 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. GameStar
    Jan 6, 2020
    86
    Sokoban meets programming language logic – probably the best puzzle game 2019.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Apr 25, 2019
    90
    One of the most distinctive, exciting and fully realised puzzle games we've played in years. [Issue#332, p.122]
  3. Everyeye.it
    Apr 15, 2019
    80
    A must for anyone appreciate experimentalism in the videogame field.
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