Baba Is You

Baba Is You

Developers
	Hempuli Oy
Engines
	Chowdren
	Multimedia Fusion 2
Release dates
Windows	March 13, 2019
macOS (OS X)	March 13, 2019
Linux	March 13, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	87
OpenCritic	84
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Flip screen
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Puzzle
Themes	Fantasy

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Via Humble Widget.
Humble Store
itch.io
Steam		The game does not require Steam running.

A free prototype version is available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Baba_Is_You\SettingsC.txt
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Baba_Is_You
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Baba_Is_You

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Baba_Is_You\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Baba_Is_You
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Baba_Is_You

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
As movement is grid-based, input repeat delay setting determines delay on when the action is repeated if the key is being held down.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Uses desktop resolution with anamorphic scaling from 854x480. Zoom modes none (no scaling), default (pixel-perfect) and stretched (anamorphic) applies to game area.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		16:9 only, pillarboxed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Defaults to 854x480, freely resizeable window, anamorphic.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard rebinding.

Controller rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Two keys for all actions, Esc hardcoded for primary pause.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Cursor stays on the screen, on launch moved to top left area outside gameplay.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two buttons per action, movement rebinding limited to D-pad and axes.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement only.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes

Other controller(s)		Through SDL2. If controller isn't detected, add SDL2 string into <path-to-game>\gamecontrollerdb.txt, see Controller: SDL2 for more information.
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Only the menus are translated, in-game text blocks are only in English.
Czech
Dutch
French				Translation for in-game text blocks.
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan translation, download.
Spanish				Translation for in-game text blocks.
Thai
Turkish
Vietnamese

Issues fixed

Common fixes for technical issues and General bug report thread in Steam community, updated by developers.

Game won't start or crashes on launch

Disable Nvidia Ansel
Navigate to C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Ansel\Tools\ Open NvCameraConfiguration.exe. Change Ansel status to Disabled and press Save. Notes See Nvidia: Ansel for more details.

Stuttering

Disable overlays
Try disabling Steam overlay, Xbox game bar, Nvidia Shadowplay and other overlays you might have enabled.

Run game directly (Steam version)
Navigate into <path-to-game>. Right click game, open properties, select local files tab, press browse local files. Double click Baba Is You.exe.

Issues unresolved

Audio crackling and other audio issues

Developer is aware of the issue and is working with those having the issue.

Install DirectX runtime
Download and install DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11
OpenGL		OS X and Linux only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	SDL2

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT ATI Radeon X1300 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Sound (audio device)	Intel High Definition Audio

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT ATI Radeon X1300 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Sound (audio device)	Intel High Definition Audio

A 64-bit system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT ATI Radeon X1300 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Sound (audio device)	Intel High Definition Audio