Games like Baba Is You
If Baba Is You is your kind of game, the closest matches are Roku and Rei, Underground Keeper 2 and Minimal Crypt — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its custom level creation, hundreds of handcrafted levels and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Baba Is You: 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!
Players who liked Baba Is You also play
Steam players who put hours into Baba Is You also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Roku and Rei
WHY THIS
Top pick for Baba Is You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Dive into the world of Roku and Rei, a puzzle game where the protagonists move in reverse directions! Use their ability to interact with color-coded objects and tackle mind-bending challenges.
Underground Keeper 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Baba Is You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Underground Keeper 2 is a logical 3D puzzle game from a first person view. You will enjoy hours of entertainment in a 60 levels and 5 different environments. Levels generator included.
Minimal Crypt
WHY THIS
Shares level editor and a contemplative mood with Baba Is You.
Third-strongest match for Baba Is You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Discover the simple yet intricate rules of Minimal Crypt through 60+ handcrafted puzzling levels of ever increasing difficulty! Create your own levels in the in-game editor and share them with the community to push the experience further.
PortalSnake
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Baba Is You.
Ranked #4 for Baba Is You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Puzzle game about portals and snakes.
Block Buster Billy
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Baba Is You.
Ranked #5 for Baba Is You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
An alien family had a picnic on Billy's island. They had to leave in a hurry, causing Junior to forget his cubes. Can you help Billy figure out the mind-boggling alien puzzles?
Kubikon 3D
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Baba Is You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Cubes, cubes, cubes... Cubes everywhere. Whether you're in the mood to challenge your brain or just relax, Kubikon is here for you!
Dumb Little Robots
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Baba Is You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Dumb Little Robots is a 2d puzzle game where you control robots that each have a single function. Help them work together through 51 levels. Find new robots as you go and learn how they change the possibilities!
Block in the Lock
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Baba Is You.
Ranked #8 for Baba Is You fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
A 2D Puzzle Game where you move different blocks simultaneously like a hive mind. Form blocks into shapes and match the lock patterns in over 200 crafty levels, in order to free the world from mysterious chains
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Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baba Is You.
Reviewers of Baba Is You cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baba Is You.
Reviewers of Baba Is You cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Infinifactory
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baba Is You.
Reviewers of Baba Is You cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
Antichamber
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Baba Is You.
Reviewers of Baba Is You cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
World of Goo
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Baba Is You.
Reviewers of Baba Is You cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Opus Magnum
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Baba Is You.
Reviewers of Baba Is You cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
Human Resource Machine
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Baba Is You.
Reviewers of Baba Is You cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
The Witness
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baba Is You.
Reviewers of Baba Is You cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Baba Is You at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Baba Is You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Baba Is You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Baba Is You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Baba Is You.
Priced ~58% under Baba Is You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Baba Is You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Baba Is You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Baba Is You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Baba Is You on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Baba Is You.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about Baba Is You
- Is Baba Is You verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Baba Is You is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Baba Is You cost?
- Baba Is You is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Baba Is You?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Baba Is You are Roku and Rei, Underground Keeper 2, Minimal Crypt.
- Who developed Baba Is You?
- Baba Is You was developed by Hempuli Oy.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Baba Is You.
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