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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 25.9 hrs on record (18.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: 5 May, 2020 @ 4:11pm
Updated: 5 May, 2020 @ 4:15pm

Quick Breakdown: One of the most unique and brain bending puzzle games I’ve ever played.
Genre: Puzzle
Score: 8/10
Review Date: 2020-05-05

Full Review: Baba Is You is an incredibly unique and interesting puzzle game that makes you think outside the box. Or maybe you are the box. Box Is You? It’s the most brain warping mind ♥♥♥♥ since Antichamber.

And much like Antichamber forced you to think differently to progress and did something totally new, so does Baba Is You, though it goes about things with a very different method to its madness. You play as the titular Baba in which you push around text tiles to rewrite the rules to the game a you play. I really don’t want to say too much about how the mechanics work as part of the charm is discovering things, so I will be deliberately vague.

The game does a very good job of introducing new mechanics in a way that neither spoon feeds you the how-to nor are they overly obtuse. After a new mechanic is introduced the next few levels will make you throw your thinking as far outside the box as possible to figure out the solution. Suffice it to say rarely has a game that’s managed to make me feel so smart and so stupid at the same time once I figure out the solution to a level.

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The game is divided in to worlds filled with a number of levels. You have some freedom in choosing what levels to complete as the map branches some and you’re not required to complete all levels in a world to progress. This is a good thing as some levels are tough as hell to figure out. By allowing a bit of freedom in level selection it helps prevent one from getting frustrated if they’re stuck on a level, allowing them to try their hand at another and return at a later time for another crack at things.

As of this writing I’ve logged a little over 18 hours in the game and I’ve completed around 40% of the levels. I intend to keep playing the game and hopefully knock out some more levels, but I’ll be honest, I’m not sure that I’m smart enough to actually get all of them. That said, I’ve enjoyed every minute Baba so far and it was well worth the purchase and playtime even if I’m not able to progress further.

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If you at all enjoy puzzle games absolutely buy Baba Is You. It’s so creative and innovative and when you’re done you’ll turn into Brain Is Fried.
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Anna Müller 3 Oct, 2024 @ 6:47am 
Your review is lit! 🔥 It's like reading a mini novel, so much detail and passion. You're a pro at this, seriously!