Baldi's Basics Plus similar games & best alternatives

Baldi's Basics Plus

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.

What works
  • High replayability with random generation
  • Challenging and strategic gameplay
  • Frequent updates and developer engagement
  • Unique quirky style and humor
  • Multiple game modes and mod support
Things to keep in mind
  • Some rng frustration
  • Limited cooperative or social features
  • Can be difficult for beginners
  • Some repetitive elements after extended play
  • Minor bugs reported

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Tangy TD

  • Duskers

  • Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered

  • Uplink

  • Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

  • Ziggurat

  • WazHack

  • Immortal Redneck

  • Revita
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

  • Force Reboot

  • Voids Vigil
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Competence

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  • Continuation

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Baldi's Basics Plus: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression.

Why this game works

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