Baby Steps is a devious climbing simulator and story-rich arthouse treatise on the millennial condition from noted scamps Devolver Digital, and the sort of game that should arguably come with a health warning for people with high blood pressure, and a disclaimer about broken controllers. It’s also one of the funniest games in recent memory. But it’s no joke that it’s a serious GOTY contender, worthy of comparison to Hideo Kojima at his subversive best: and the parallels to Death Stranding are striking.
Baby Steps has no difficulty options or quality of life features, and shows active disdain for modern game design tropes. It is not helpful. It will not allow you to "level up". But it’s pure, and honest: it gives you precise control of your two feet – all the tools you need to succeed in its strange world – right from the very start. And you can’t die. So frankly, it should be a easy. Right?
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