The Game Census
Baba Is You cover art

Baba Is You

Hempuli Oy · 2019-03-13

SteamAmazon

Indie

Modes: Single player

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!

162
playing now
98%
positive of 25k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (193 ratings)
21h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 40h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

162 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 162 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 3% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 613k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 24,527 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

2741312026-08-06 21:00 — 212 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 131 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 210 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 204 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 160 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 223 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 249 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 174 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 272 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 230 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 150 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 193 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 209 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 154 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 234 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 211 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 140 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 228 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 251 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 138 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 195 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 220 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 199 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 189 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 234 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 176 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 157 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 207 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 162 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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).

Twitch viewers

502026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 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…

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.

Player tags

2DCuteIndieLogicCasualPuzzleSokobanTop-DownDifficultMinimalist

Census log

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

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