{"id":21183,"date":"2026-08-18T11:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/mecanique\/non-classifiee\/baba-is-you-the-cult-video-game-makes-its-tabletop-debut\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:44:16","slug":"baba-is-you-the-cult-video-game-makes-its-tabletop-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/news\/baba-is-you-the-cult-video-game-makes-its-tabletop-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Baba Is You: The Cult Video Game Makes Its Tabletop Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The hit indie puzzle game <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"26\">Baba Is You<\/b> is making the leap from screen to tabletop with <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"86\">Baba Is You: The Board Game<\/b> (scheduled for 2027). Designed by Peter C. Hayward and Arvi Teikari (the original creator), and published by Bitewing Games, this adaptation turns the rule-bending gameplay into a head-to-head strategic duel for two players.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">What to Expect in This Adaptation:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">An asymmetrical duel:<\/b> one player controls Baba (<i data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">&#8220;Baba is YOU&#8221;<\/i>) while the other controls Keke (<i data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"94\">&#8220;Keke is YOU&#8221;<\/i>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Write your own rules:<\/b> at the start of the game, no win condition exists. You must manipulate word blocks to create a way to win (<i data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"129\">&#8220;WIN&#8221;<\/i>) before your opponent does.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">35 unique levels:<\/b> features mix-and-match scenarios organized into worlds, each with distinct special rules (scorching rivers, frightened flags, strength abilities, and more).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Campaign or quick play:<\/b> play a one-hour world in a single sitting, dive into an epic seven-world campaign, or customize scenarios to your liking.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Game Overview:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"5\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Players:<\/b> 2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Playing time:<\/b> 45 minutes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Recommended age:<\/b> 12+<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Designers:<\/b> Peter C. Hayward, Arvi Teikari<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Publisher:<\/b> Bitewing Games<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21177\" src=\"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pic9722036.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pic9722036.webp 900w, https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pic9722036-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pic9722036-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pic9722036-370x247.webp 370w, https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pic9722036-450x300.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hit indie puzzle game Baba Is You is making&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[347],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21184,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183\/revisions\/21184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mr-boardgames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}