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Baba Is You

Hempuli Oy · Mar 13, 2019

PC · Switch · Android · iOS

Everyone

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Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

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PC

Critic 8.6 (10 critics) · Gamer 9.8

8.7

Nintendo Switch

Critic 8.5 (21 critics) · Gamer 7.7

8.1

Android

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 9.6

iOS

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 9.1

Critic reviews

  • Touch Arcade

    Mikhail Madnani · Jul 07, 2021

    10
    Baba Is You is absolutely essential on iOS. The game itself was already amazing and I’m glad the iOS conversion is nearly perfect. While my two problems with it will not be an issue for everyone, I’m hoping future updates bring iCloud save sync and the ability to create a suspend save in the middle of a level.
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  • Gamezebo

    Harry Slater · Jun 24, 2021

    9.0
    Baba Is You is a workout for your facial muscles. You’ll go from furrowed brow to beaming grin in seconds, from head-scratching disconcertion to barely-contained glee. This is an audacious, engaging puzzle game that’s every bit as good on mobile as it is on PC and Switch.
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  • NintendoLife

    Zion Grassl · May 24, 2019

    8.0
    Baba Is You is like a compilation of gift shop brain teasers; they’re not for everyone, but some people can’t get enough of them. And while it may sound like just another sketchy smartphone game, it’s surprisingly one of the most unique puzzlers you can find on the Switch and the way in which it encourages you to break its rules and create your own ones is refreshing and unique. Its sudden difficulty spike and lack of a hint system could easily discourage some from continuing, but if you enjoy a good brain teasing, you could easily spend hours getting lost within Baba’s puzzles.
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  • Nintendo Insider

    Ryan Janes · Mar 29, 2019

    9.0
    I’ve made my way through a wide and varied range of puzzlers in my many years playing video games but Baba Is You easily ranks as not only one of the cleverest but also one of the most rewarding. Whether you’re into logic-based puzzles and after a challenge or just in the market for something truly unique for your Switch, Baba Is You delivers a remarkable albeit sometimes too punishing experience. Reviewer Is Impressed.
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  • Game Informer

    Kyle Hilliard · Mar 25, 2019

    7.0
    The core puzzle-solving mechanic in Baba is You is smart, and has the potential to open up puzzles in myriad way. But when the rules change in each level, it makes the through line to the solution more difficult to find than it should be. Baba is You sings during its early puzzles when there are multiple solutions and lots of opportunities to feel like a genius, but when the variables pile up, it becomes restrictive.
  • GameSpot

    Calum Marsh · Mar 24, 2019

    7.0
    A-ha moments are precious things. Their relief can feel miraculous--but only so long as you understand what you’ve done and feel you’ve earned the victory. For the most part, Baba is You’s most brutal stages do offer this balance of challenge and reward. By puzzle 50--there are 200 in all--levels are flipping upside down, rules are compounded elaborately, and sentences are sprawling out to command things like “wall and hedge and key and flag is word,” to take one real late example.
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Gamer reviews

  • Pia

    May 31, 2022 · PC

    8.5

    Baba Is You

    For me, this was the most satisfying puzzle experience ever.  Baba is You’s inventive premise of moveable rules makes you feel like a programmer. While the puzzles might start out very simple, those basic puzzles help you grasp the idea of each of their many varieties. What’s certain is that it will always surprise you with how clever it is. You might get stuck along the way (as I have, many times). But, whenever I came back to it with fresh eyes, the solutions always make sense.  As someone who isn’t always that great at figuring out puzzles, Baba is You does a great job at making you feel like you’re just on the precipice of success. It will challenge you. You’ll get the hang of it. And then it’ll have hundreds more for you to scratch your head over. You=WIN

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