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Baba Is You cover art

Baba Is You

Hempuli Oy · 2019-03-13

SteamAmazon

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 22, 2021 (Android), Jun 22, 2021 (iOS), Mar 13, 2019 (Mac), Mar 13, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 13, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 13, 2019 (Linux)

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!

Baba Is You is an Indie game released in 2019, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 24589 reviews).

193
playing now
98%
positive of 25k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (193 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 89% recommend · from 30 critics
21h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 40h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

193 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Baba Is You is a puzzle video game created by Arvi Teikari, a Finnish independent developer. The game centers around the manipulation of rules—represented in the play area by movable tiles with words written on them—in order to allow the player character, usually the titular Baba, to reach a specified goal. Originating as a short demo built for the 2017 Nordic Game Jam, the game was expanded and released on 13 March 2019 for PC and Nintendo Switch. Mobile versions were released in June 2021. A free update titled "Baba Make Level" was released on November 17, 2021, featuring 250 new and previously unused levels and a level editor with online sharing. Baba Is You received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Trailer

Baba Is You trailer thumbnail

Baba Is You - Release Date Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 193 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,656 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~207/week).
  • · Review velocity up 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 49,919 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 617k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 24,679 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $10.49 at Steam (2019-06-26) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 5 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.9k1.9k20192026Week of 2019-03-01: 785 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 785 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,924 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2841272026-09-15 12:00 — 164 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 237 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 142 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 186 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 284 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 178 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 154 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 206 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 185 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 171 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 196 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 179 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 141 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 233 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 204 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 127 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 205 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 204 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 174 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 204 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 251 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 196 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 145 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 193 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
992133Mar 2019Aug 2026Mar 2019 — avg 992 · peak 1,493Jun 2019 — avg 361 · peak 896Sep 2019 — avg 187 · peak 469Dec 2019 — avg 472 · peak 1,060Mar 2020 — avg 303 · peak 734Jun 2020 — avg 299 · peak 777Sep 2020 — avg 244 · peak 509Dec 2020 — avg 299 · peak 723Mar 2021 — avg 237 · peak 487Jun 2021 — avg 215 · peak 530Sep 2021 — avg 207 · peak 313Dec 2021 — avg 383 · peak 692Mar 2022 — avg 248 · peak 578Jun 2022 — avg 183 · peak 306Sep 2022 — avg 147 · peak 235Dec 2022 — avg 206 · peak 481Mar 2023 — avg 235 · peak 391Jun 2023 — avg 169 · peak 262Sep 2023 — avg 198 · peak 444Dec 2023 — avg 226 · peak 520Mar 2024 — avg 158 · peak 266Jun 2024 — avg 196 · peak 389Sep 2024 — avg 171 · peak 276Dec 2024 — avg 233 · peak 445Mar 2025 — avg 194 · peak 316Jun 2025 — avg 249 · peak 616Sep 2025 — avg 141 · peak 227Dec 2025 — avg 398 · peak 968Mar 2026 — avg 186 · peak 310Jun 2026 — avg 252 · peak 454Aug 2026 — avg 193 · peak 296
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$15.00$10.492019-03-132026-06-042019-03-13 — best price $14.992019-07-08 — best price $14.992019-08-15 — best price $14.992019-11-21 — best price $11.992019-12-03 — best price $11.992019-12-09 — best price $11.992019-12-16 — best price $14.992020-01-09 — best price $11.992020-01-13 — best price $11.992020-01-17 — best price $15.002020-03-14 — best price $11.242020-04-06 — best price $14.992020-06-25 — best price $11.992020-09-24 — best price $14.992021-03-15 — best price $11.242021-03-26 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $11.242022-02-02 — best price $14.992022-05-19 — best price $10.492022-06-13 — best price $14.992022-12-02 — best price $11.242023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-08-25 — best price $10.492023-09-04 — best price $14.992024-05-23 — best price $10.492024-07-11 — best price $14.992025-05-29 — best price $10.492025-07-10 — best price $14.992026-01-02 — best price $14.992026-04-28 — best price $14.992026-06-04 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3261422026-06-01 — 185 pageviews2026-06-05 — 212 pageviews2026-06-09 — 217 pageviews2026-06-13 — 158 pageviews2026-06-17 — 218 pageviews2026-06-21 — 157 pageviews2026-06-25 — 150 pageviews2026-06-29 — 169 pageviews2026-07-03 — 190 pageviews2026-07-07 — 161 pageviews2026-07-11 — 142 pageviews2026-07-15 — 179 pageviews2026-07-19 — 148 pageviews2026-07-23 — 165 pageviews2026-07-27 — 184 pageviews2026-07-31 — 196 pageviews2026-08-04 — 229 pageviews2026-08-08 — 177 pageviews2026-08-12 — 185 pageviews2026-08-16 — 196 pageviews2026-08-20 — 171 pageviews2026-08-24 — 201 pageviews2026-08-28 — 186 pageviews2026-09-01 — 163 pageviews2026-09-05 — 171 pageviews2026-09-09 — 196 pageviews2026-09-13 — 146 pageviews2026-09-17 — 276 pageviews2026-09-21 — 236 pageviews2026-09-25 — 200 pageviews2026-09-29 — 227 pageviews2026-10-03 — 209 pageviews2026-10-07 — 291 pageviews2026-10-11 — 191 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.5k02026-10-01 23:34 — 718 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 1,456 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 5 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
53.3%
earned "Water Is Sink"
5.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet1 DLC

18 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Thai, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-03-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)19,8689%18
Switch (Nintendo)7880%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteIndieLogicCasualPuzzleSokobanTop-DownDifficultMinimalist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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