Don’t get me wrong, I love Monument Valley and Gris, but those games rarely challenged me like this game does. I’m almost never stumped on puzzle games, but there’s several levels in this game that I can’t figure out, and many more that took me a long while to get. Which is exactly what I want! The actual logic of the puzzles is so refreshingly new and interesting. The levels have a range of difficulties, and you don’t have to beat all the levels to progress. This allows you to skip levels that get too frustrating while having the option to try them again later. There’s also some bonus puzzles and secret areas which are so satisfying to find.
As IGF Winner, the design concept is awesome. I feel extremely surprised for the level design, and I enjoy the process finding solutions. The most amazing part is finding the inner world, solving levels outside the levels. The levels tell me that things can also be different ways, and never bring your fixed opinion into the game. Great! The developers also respond fast to the issue report. Worth for a like. The only weakness may come from the full openness of the concept. Some levels may be too hard for first players to solve, the attributes of some special nouns or objects may be too hard to figure out.
Despite its simplistic appearance, this is definitely the hardest puzzle game I’ve played. And the best. The fact that it was created at a GameJam is awesome. The concept is fun and unique, great to pass the time, works your brain, nice eerie soundtrack, neat Easter eggs, a boatload of levels, however the game is still beatable (which I like), and some of the thought behind the levels is actually crazy. Truly challenges you to think outside the box. Plus, the developer collects no user data, which is a nice cherry on top. (One thing to note, I also own the PC version, you should bring the level creator over to mobile ;)
Baba is you is completely unique! Being able to mess around with the control logic made me laugh at how static I have become after decades of typical arcade games - fixed in my head that walls can’t be moved or the flag is always the goal. Some of the boards are super challenging, taking me several sessions to work through, but when you finally get it right, it’s totally satisfying! I especially like that the game is non-linear so that if you get stuck, you can work on another level and come back to it later. Thank you for putting a fresh spin on puzzle games!
Pretty sure you need to be a software developer, and a really good one at that, to truly enjoy this game. I love puzzle games and am pretty good at them, but this one… I gave it 4 stars bc I love the concept and it’s cute and engaging. The main reason I gave it 4 stars is that its difficulty is not a deal-breaker. Some games are difficult purely bc their solutions aren’t logical. These are logical, and you feel like you’re learning something even if you have to look up the solution. That said, it does eventually get a bit demoralizing. I would suggest taking notes for the more difficult levels, bc you may forget some of the partial solutions.
I really enjoy puzzles, even when they are difficult to solve. Especially if they are difficult to solve. Baba is you has a great mix of hard and easier puzzles so you never have to get bored. The puzzles keep going too! I have spent nearly 60 hours on the game and have solved more than 200 puzzles, but I still haven’t solved everything. I love it for the phone because it is a good pocket game to play to pass the time while you are out and about. I highly recommend it if you enjoy puzzles and logic.
Great game, problem with the screen on some levels.
A really good mobile port, the controls work great and I’ve only noticed one problem that actually affected gameplay; the screen formatting for some levels can get screwy. Usually there’s just some stray pixels at the top of the screen that look weird, but on rare occasions you can’t see some parts of the level. The only level this has happened with for me so far is heavy cloud, where there’s text completely off screen.
This is the best puzzle game I've ever played. A lot of puzzle games have consistent rules throughout them, not this one. The rules constantly change sometimes by yourself. You have to think outside the box and abstractly to figure out some levels. One warning though, this game gets HARD. The earlier levels are manageable but the later ones are insane. There have been some levels that took me a month to figure out. Great game worth the money.
I have no hundred percent completed this game is so good I have enjoyed every moment of this game and will replay over and over And then and again every single moment of me playing through this game had me thinking looking up hints and figuring it out for myself just lied to the end and all the secret levels everything came together for one beautiful game I enjoyed heavily and was pretty good five stars
I love this game. The puzzles are challenging and highly addictive. I find myself coming up with solutions outside of my play time because the problems continue to cycle in my head when I close the game However. And it’s a big one. However, the graphics are so dark that some objects are essentially invisible while they are in their inactive state. I’ve used the setting for “force high contrast colors” and it does Nothing. No change. I’m on an iPhone SE second gen. I continue to play in dark spaces with my screen brightness turned all the way up. And this is the sacrifice I make for this game. But it shouldn’t be this way. Please tell me there is a fix coming!
This role-changing game is the best. I got stuck around Level 7 but I managed to find a solution. I’ve been messing around with the in-game rules to give it a little more spice. I like all the obstacles and how they’re made. Some obstacles that I really like are the jellyfish the water and the skull. This game is really fun and I hope you make a Baba Is You 2, soon. Sincerely,Biocam1
Absolutely the most original mobile game I’ve played. When it’s hard, I find it’s because I’ve not been thinking creatively enough. There’s a special pleasure then to solving it. That keeps it challenging — very challenging often — but not frustrating because there’s always a new way to attack the puzzle. Highly recommend.
Baba encourages long, logical, experimental solutions. Every level is truly unique, as is its solution. There are so many great moments of “a-ha” and “wait, I can do that?” If you like head scratching puzzles that take a long time to figure out, Baba is incredibly rewarding. This game is nothing short of genius. I have no criticisms. It is worth far more than the meager price.
I like this game a lot, as it goes on you may learn more about text and logic such as you can do baba and rock is you, and there’s many ways to do one thing it’s even award winning, wow baba is you is a fun, battery saving puzzle game and I say that 7 dollars will be worth it and I recommend this to everyone who dose not have it :D
I’m going to say that despite the good reviews and overall good will for this clever little game, many people might find that the fun stops rather early as the puzzles become punishingly difficult very quickly. I tend to enjoy good puzzles, lover The Room series as well as the DaVinci series. I’m also not someone who gives up too easily on difficult games. Having said that, I suspect most of the official reviews were written by people who never went past the first dozen or so levels. Things get steep very quickly beyond the first 3 locations, to the point where the game simply becomes an exercise in frustration coupled with tremendous guilt for having to search for hints on line over and over. Be warned, you will quickly arrive at the point where you just want to delete this game from your device due to the fact that it’s no longer fun.
So I've 100%ed the PC version awhile back, and it is a literal masterpiece, my only gripe with this port is the control scheme. I really, really wish there was an option to change to just a sort of D-Pad and specified "wait" buttons on the screen. But if youve never played Baba before, please please do. Literally one of the greatest puzzle games ever made.
Think of this game as “basic Legend of Zelda” but just as challenging. There are a few puzzles I just can’t solve but will come back to because I don’t like to use cheats. But I might have to reach out to others playing for a clue or two. I love the challenge and brain gymnastics!
It’s a great game and has actually become of of my favorites. But, because there isn’t any save data syncing between iPhone and iPad, I’m kind of stuck playing on my small iPhone screen if I want to continue the progress I’ve made. All because I chose to start the game on iPhone and didn’t realize there would be no game save synchronization. So, I don’t play much anymore.
This game is ingenious. It’s one of the best I’ve ever played. I’d highly recommend it! A note to the developers: One level seems to be impossible on this platform. ‘Adventurers’ (Garden 10) is slightly different from the computer version, and I don’t think it’s still possible to solve.
Amazing puzzles. Love that it accepts the magic keyboard for input. Very pleasant to control. Unfortunately there’s no cloud save, so it’s pointless to play on my phone. It would be great if we also had access to the level editor. Finally, iPad has some weird gray borders that appear to be unintentional.
Baba is an inventive, super original game that really tests your logic. There is so much humor and wit baked into every interaction between objects. The puzzles are quickly hard, but really rewarding to figure out. Great game!!
Baba is you is an interestingly thought-provoking, challenging and charming little puzzle game that sets itself apart from the others. The controls and interface are also near perfect on mobile.
Love the game but the audio doesn’t work on iPhone 12 Pro device. It works when using AirPods but just not from the phone itself. Yes my volume is on and I have the music and sound effects on high.
This game is definitely among the best puzzle games of all time with an innovative core mechanic, mind melting but creative levels and simple but charming art style. If you are a puzzle guy, then go ahead and buy it, you wont regret!
Saw Cracking the Cryptic play this on stream and had to get a copy of this delightful game to play myself. This app is easy to pick up and play for just a few minutes (or for hours). Worth every penny!
Absolutely brain-melting good fun! This game requires such impressive lateral thinking from the player and is so unique. Very clever, addictive, and engaging puzzler. Great value and the controls are easy and intuitive. Highly recommended.
Not only did they port one of the greatest puzzle games of all time to iOS, but the port itself is actually really good! The only gripe I have so far is I can’t find a way to change the buttons to be on the right side instead of the left.
This is quite frankly one of the best sokoban-type games ever made. Touch controls are very well done for this mobile port. Thank you, Hempuli, for bringing this gem of a game to iOS!
This is a great puzzle game. Maybe one of the best. Not many things in the world have intrinsic properties. Everything is assigned using word combinations that you can change to modify object interactions. Glad I bought it for iOS. It feel perfect for the platform and I’m able to play while waiting on my food or whatever. Buy this game now.
Level Lake Extra 2 Sunken Temple In the room where it states (baba is you) My game has only 7 spaces of horizontal movement between walls, and every guide that I’ve looked up to help me finish, has 8 spaces of available movement… I’m not sure how to go about fixing this. The flag is touching a wall to its right when it should be centered. I have deleted and redownloaded it, it is up to date, I don’t see anybody else having these issues. The room for me is 14 units wide, all guides show the room to be 15
Trying to run the program on a MacBook Pro M1 Max running Monterey (12.1), but there's no way to get Baba to move; the game either does nothing or crashes. Runs fine on iOS, but that's not the point.
I love this game but it keeps crashing on my phone right in the middle of puzzles. Not acceptable for an app of this price as genius as the puzzles are. (iOS 14.7.1; iPhone 12 mini 256 GB; using most recent version of app at time of review)
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where you can change the rules by which you play. In every level, the rules are present as blocks you can interact with; by manipulating them, you can change how the level works and cause surprising, unexpected interactions! With some simple block-pushing you can turn yourself into a rock, turn patches of grass into dangerously hot obstacles, and even change the goal you need to reach to something entirely different.
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