Baba Is You is an award-winning indie puzzle game where the rules of the game are present as blocks you can interact with. By pushing them around, you can change the rules and allow your character to reach the goal.
Baba Is You is an critically-acclaimed independent puzzle video game developed by Arvi Teikari. First released in 2019, the game quickly became popular for its unique gameplay mechanic where the rules of each level are present as blocks that can be interacted with.
In each level, there are various words and symbols arranged into phrases that form the rules and objectives of the game. For example, there may be blocks spelling "WALL IS STOP" meaning walls are solid obstacles, or "BABA IS YOU" meaning you control the character Baba. By pushing these blocks around, you can change the rules and behavior of the game.
If you make the blocks say "BABA IS OPEN" instead, you may then be able to move Baba through walls. If you change "FLAG IS WIN" to "BABA IS WIN", then reaching the goal as Baba lets you complete the level. With this simple but deep mechanic, Baba Is You becomes a puzzle game about understanding and rewriting the rules of each level in order to get your character to the goal.
Baba Is You has been praised for its creativity, difficulty, and amount of content. With over 200 puzzles, it provides a cerebral challenge testing your logic and reasoning abilities. It has won numerous awards since its release, and is considered one of the best indie games ever made.
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