Baba is You
By: Hempuli / Arvi Trikari
Baba is You is a ridiculously innovative puzzle game where you push words around like blocks and see how they interact with each other. Sadly, it’s not available on iOS yet, but it’s a testament to how much I’m enjoying it that I’m willing to play on my PC. I’ve been recording my playthrough, but I also started making straight walkthrough videos for those who don’t want to watch me figure things out. This page will get you through all the levels in the Volcanic Cavern area. Click on the links for the other areas if this isn’t what you’re looking for. If you need help with levels I haven’t added yet, feel free to ask for extra help in the comments section.
Walkthrough:
Words & Rules | Overworld Levels 0 – 10 | The Lake | Solitary Island | Temple Ruins | Forest of Fall | Deep Forest | Rocket Trip | Flower Garden | Volcanic Cavern | Chasm | Review |
Volcanic Cavern:
Level 01 Tour:
Make BABA IS YOU using the BABA up on top. Then make KEKE IS BABA IS KEKE IS YOU. Head down past the fire. Use spacebar if you need to, to avoid being defeated. Push FLAG IS over to WIN to make FLAG IS WIN. Again, use spacebar to wait as needed. Then touch the flag to win.
Level 02 Peril at Every Turn:
This one’s tricky! Using one Baba, push PUSH above KEKE and then push it down twice so you can reach KEKE. Make sure not to let either Baba get destroyed. Push KEKE under BABA and then line up both Babas above IS YOU. Push down so you get KEKE IS YOU. Then, as Keke, head over and touch the flag to win.
Level 03 Pillarwork:
Still working on this!
Level 04 Mouse Hole:
Make BAT IS PUSH and then push the bat into the key to swap with it. Then move left once and then right back into the key to swap with it so it’s to the left of you. Push ROCK up past the rock, then IS, then PUSH to make ROCK IS PUSH. Push the rock down. Push the rock right and up near the key. Line up the rock next to BAT, then key on the other side of BAT. Push the rock into BAT. BAT will swap with the key, making it land on the rock, turning it into the flag. Touch the flag to win.
Level 05 Torn Apart:
Push BABA IS GROUP right, past GROUP IS YOU. Push GROUP IS YOU down so GROUP is left of BABA. Push BABA IS GROUP left to make BABA IS YOU. Now, make ROCK IS GROUP and GROUP IS PUSH. Then push the two rocks into the lava to make a path to the flag. Touch the flag to win!
Level 06 Vital Ingredients:
Push the bat over the belt. Then make SKULL IS PUSH and push the skull over the belt. Then make BAT IS GROUP, SKULL IS GROUP, GROUP IS PUSH, and GROUP IS OPEN. Head through the belt and push the skull and bat through the doors. Touch the flag to win.
Level 07 Backstage:
Still working on this!
Level 08 The Heist:
Still working on this!
Level 09 Join the Crew:
Make ROCK IS YOU. Then, as the rocks, move BAT over the IS in ROCK IS YOU. Push BABA IS GROUP down so it’s one row below ROCK IS YOU. Then push GROUP down to make GROUP IS YOU. Now, as Baba, move ROCK out of the way. Push BABA IS GROUP right to make BAT IS GROUP. Now you’re both Baba and the bats. The bats will disappear because they’re defeated. As Baba, touch the flag to win.
Level 10 Automaton:
Make GROUP IS HOT. Then make BOX IS GROUP IS YOU. Now, move the box over near the ice cube. Don’t touch it yet! Use Baba to swap out BABA to make ME IS GROUP. Now, keep the box safe but use ME to push MELT down and make ICE IS MELT. Use the box to melt the ice and touch the flag to win.
Level 11 Trick Door:
Push the ghost up one space. Then make GHOST NOT FACING WALL IS PUSH and KEY IS PUSH. Push the ghost right, so it makes TILE IS WALL. Push it right once more and then push TILE down. Push FLAG up to make FLAG IS WIN. Then head back to the left and push IS TILE right and out of the way. Push the ghost right once, then up until he faces the wall. Now you can walk over him. Push the key onto the ghost, which will turn into a flag. Touch the flag to win!
Level 12 Trapped:
Still working on this!
Level Extra 01 Coronation:
Still working on this!
More coming soon!
Words & Rules | Overworld Levels 0 – 10 | The Lake | Solitary Island | Temple Ruins | Forest of Fall | Deep Forest | Rocket Trip | Flower Garden | Volcanic Cavern | Chasm | Review |
#10 is no longer working.
For level 3, there is a simple trick: use the flag as elevator with the FLAG IS PULL statement. Place the flag at the left bottom so you can step on it after turning the skulls into grass. At the top, create a bridge with a FLAG and the words FLAG IS PULL so if you leave the elevator flag, you can step over this bridge to the end. Place the IS above the skull and the PUSH above this is. Now place a flag somewhere where you can reach it. Now create BABA IS FALL, go down past the fire, make SKULL IS GRASS, step into the flag elevator, go up to the FLAG IS PULL bridge and above PULL, push it downwards so that FLAG does not do anything. Now step on top of PUSH and push it downwards to create FLAG IS WIN. Now go to the flag that you can still reach and win.