Rank 01Why this
Also Programming and Logic, like Baba Is You.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 18)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
Games like Baba Is You
- 27 games
- Updated Oct 18, 2026
Players who liked Baba Is You also play
The closest matches to Baba Is You: Opus Magnum, Human Resource Machine, Patrick's Parabox, Linkito, and Jelly Is Sticky. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
- Deck Verified
- 2015
Rank 03Why this
Also Sokoban and Logic, like Baba Is You.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 18)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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Linkito
Why this: Shares level editor with Baba Is You.
Rank 05 
Jelly Is Sticky
Why this: Also Sokoban and Level Editor, like Baba Is You.
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Manifold Garden
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as Baba Is You.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Hempuli Oy
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 18
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 98% of 12,222 reviews
- Genres: Indie
- Metacritic 87
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Custom level creation
- Encourages outside the box thinking
- Hundreds of handcrafted levels
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Hypnotic
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Baba Is You.
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Why this: Also Programming and Logic, like Baba Is You.
Antichamber
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Baba Is You.
World of Goo
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Baba Is You.
Cheaper alternatives
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7 Billion Humans
Why this: Also Programming and Logic, like Baba Is You.
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Why this: Also Sokoban and Logic, like Baba Is You.
Gorogoa
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as Baba Is You.
Press Ctrl
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Baba Is You.
Toki Tori
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Baba Is You.
Soundodger+
Why this: Shares level editor with Baba Is You.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Human Resource Machine
Why this: Also Programming and Logic, like Baba Is You.
Gentoo Rescue
Why this: Also Sokoban and Level Editor, like Baba Is You.
Manifold Garden
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as Baba Is You.
About Baba Is You
The closest matches to Baba Is You: Opus Magnum, Human Resource Machine, Patrick's Parabox, Linkito, and Jelly Is Sticky. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Baba Is You is your kind of game, the closest matches are Opus Magnum, Human Resource Machine and Patrick's Parabox — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and hypnotic, and single out its level editor and procedural rule generation. 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.
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!
Is Baba Is You worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 98% of 12,222 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 97% positive across 99 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Oct 20).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Custom level creation
- Encourages outside the box thinking
- Hundreds of handcrafted levels
- Rewrite the rules to solve puzzles
People who play it also play: Opus Magnum, Human Resource Machine, Patrick's Parabox
Mobile version
Baba Is You is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-10-15, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-10-15, source)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
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Frequently asked about Baba Is You
Can I run it?
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 Opus Magnum, Human Resource Machine, Patrick's Parabox.
Who developed Baba Is You?
Baba Is You was developed by Hempuli Oy.