Simple and brilliant – a perfect puzzle game
Yes, it’s a strange name but it’s a strange and amazing puzzle game that’s worth your time.
“Baba Is You”Developed by Hempuli OyFor Mac, PC and Nintendo Switch, $15, rated E for Everyone
You should play “Baba Is You.” Yes, it’s a strange name but it’s a strange and amazing puzzle game that’s worth your time.
The “Baba” in the title refers to a cute little sheep that you move around a very simple, pixel-art world. “You” refers to the fact that you as the player control Baba, who can’t jump, fight, run or any of the other classic video game verbs. Baba can only push (some) things around the screen; most importantly Baba pushes words together to form sentences. Those sentences change everything.
Each level of “Baba Is You” starts with a number of complete sentences that define the level....