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Baba Is You

2019 video game
VideoGame video_game Q62061666
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Summary

Baba Is You is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,625 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Nordic Game Jam[3], Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design[4], IGF Student Showcase Winner[5], Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[6]
  • Composer: Arvi Teikari[7]
  • Publisher: Hempuli Oy[8]
  • Genre: puzzle video game[9], sokoban video game[10]
  • Named after: bouba/kiki effect[11]
  • Based on: Baba Is You (Jam Build)[12]
  • Developer: Hempuli Oy[13]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[14]
  • Designed by: Arvi Teikari[15]
  • Operating system: Android[16], iOS[17]
  • Commons category: Baba Is You[18]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[19], macOS[20], Linux[21], Nintendo Switch[22], Android[23], iOS[24]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[25]
  • Language of work or name: English[26]
  • Software engine: Multimedia Fusion 2[27]
  • Distribution format: digital distribution[28], digital download[29]
  • Review score: 7/10[30], 90/100[31], 84/100[32], 89%[33], 82/100[34]
  • Input device: touchscreen[35]
  • Country of origin: Finland[36]
  • Publication date: March 13, 2019[37]
  • Distributed by: Humble Store[38], Steam[39], itch.io[40], Nintendo eShop[41], Google Play[42], App Store (Apple)[43]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone[44]
  • Official website: https://www.hempuli.com/baba/[45]
  • USK rating: USK 0[46]
  • Programmer: Arvi Teikari[47]

Why It Matters

Baba Is You has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Baba Is You receive?

Honors received include Nordic Game Jam[3], Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Design[4], IGF Student Showcase Winner[5], and Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[6].

Related Entities

Android bird's-eye view Finland Hempuli Oy iOS Linux macOS Microsoft Windows touchscreen

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . hempuli.com. Retrieved . hempuli.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . hempuli.com. Retrieved . hempuli.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . reddit.com. reddit.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . gamasutra.com. gamasutra.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Night in the Woods, Baba Is You win big at the 2018 IGF Awards. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Night in the Woods, Baba Is You win big at the 2018 IGF Awards. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved . gamedeveloper.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . gamespot.com. Retrieved . gamespot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . pcgamer.com. Retrieved . pcgamer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . hempuli.com. Retrieved . hempuli.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . hempuli.com. Retrieved . hempuli.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Humble Store. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . itch.io. hempuli.itch.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . nintendo.com. nintendo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Nintendo eShop. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . play.google.com. Retrieved . play.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Mormegil · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Mastodon address: BabaIsYou@mastodon.gamedev.place, Adding start date to Mastodon accounts ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/0c2d2d9cb8d4b548bb5a|details]])"
  2. 27d ago · Mormegil · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mastodon address → BabaIsYou@mastodon.gamedev.place
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Mastodon address: BabaIsYou@mastodon.gamedev.place"
  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Baba_Is_You
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 23w ago · ~2026-23625-37 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → puzzle video game, sokoban video game
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Genre: sokoban video game"
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