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title: Baba Is You
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  A puzzle game in which the rules themselves can change. Useful for analyzing
  interactions, unexpected consequences and teaching through small levels.
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    title: Baba Is You
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  kind: tool
  format: game
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  authors: Arvi Teikari / Hempuli
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provenance: >-
  Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s
  rights.
license: CC-BY-4.0
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attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
---
# Baba Is You

id: baba-is-you
type: resource
key: resource/baba-is-you
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-baba-is-you

A puzzle game in which the rules themselves can change. Useful for analyzing interactions, unexpected consequences and teaching through small levels.

## When to use it

A puzzle game in which the rules themselves can change. Useful for analyzing interactions, unexpected consequences and teaching through small levels.

## Access

Paid game; the linked page offers Windows, macOS and Linux versions.

## Try it

Analyze one level: which rule does it teach, which mistaken assumption does it challenge, and which objects could be removed while preserving the puzzle?

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Baba Is You](https://hempuli.itch.io/baba) (id: source-f1f0f68e3a324dab)

CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors