Info about Baldi's Basics Plus: Official game description: This game is not what it seems... --------------------------------- Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Try to collect all the notebooks in each level as Baldi uses his incredible hearing to track you down in a game of "Hide & Seek". As you do so you will encounter strange characters, find useful items, go on field trips and more inside Baldi’s ever changing Super Schoolhouse, and as you explore the game itself you'll start to realize it is not what it seems... Fight chaos with strategy! -------------------------- Mixing strategy with chaos, Baldi's Basics Plus plays like no other game, with surprises around every corner that will throw your plans for a loop. Strategizing is key, but knowing how to best revise those strategies as situations change is even more important! As you learn the ins-and-outs of every character, item, event, and obstacle, you'll be able to make better plans, come up with the best strategies, and escape the most dangerous situations. Near infinite replayability --------------------------- Baldi's Basics Plus randomizes so many different things, every time you play will be a different experience! * Procedurally generated levels - The levels change every time you play! Not only will the layout change, but the types of rooms and obstacles you find will change too. * Random events - One moment everything is fine, the next the school is flooding, or flips upside down! Random events can begin at any moment, keeping you on your toes. * Mixing and matching characters - Each time you play, you'll encounter a random combination of characters, each one having their own unique behavior. When different characters collide, they may create unique situations! All these variables and more add up to make each playthrough a unique experience! Lots of ways to play! --------------------- Baldi's Basics Plus features many different modes to test players in different ways! * Hide & Seek - Avoid Baldi as you complete a series of randomly generated levels! Run out of lives and you'll have to start over from the beginning. Beat them all in one go to win! Currently, Hide & Seek has you play through **5** randomly generated levels of increasing difficulty, with more planned to be added. * Endless Mode - See how many notebooks you can collect before being caught by Baldi! Compete by playing on pre-made levels, or go crazy and try playing on a randomly generated one. Currently, there are **9** randomly generated maps to choose from, with plans to add more. * Field Trips - Play field trip minigames found in Hide & Seek whenever you like! You can try to set high scores, or just practice. Currently there are **2** field trip minigames available, with plans to add more. * Challenge Mode (PLANNED FOR LATER IN DEVELOPMENT) - As you make new discoveries in Hide & Seek, you'll unlock challenges! Challenges offer unique scenarios you won't find in the main game. One might have you sneaking around the school to avoid being seen by the Principal of the Thing, another might have both you and Baldi running at super high speeds! Currently, there are **3** challenge maps in the game for legacy purposes, with plans to add many all new and improved challenges when the game is nearing completion. Release date: Jun 11, 2020 Categories: Stealth Gameplay, Roguelike, Procedural Generation, Survival, Horror, Educational Simulation, Hide and Seek Mechanics, Chase-based Gameplay Feature scans: - Proton/Linux: score 30; verdict: Minor Tweaks; summary: The game generally receives positive feedback for its entertainment value and randomness in levels. However, there are notable performance issues specific to the Linux version, which is reported to be less fluid than the Windows version. - Steam Deck: score 50; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The game has notable stability issues on the Steam Deck, particularly when not using a controller. Additionally, the complex control scheme may be overwhelming for new players. Despite these issues, the game is generally well-received for its entertaining and random level design. - Hardware Profile: - Summary: The game generally performs well across various hardware configurations, even on systems with lower VRAM and RAM. - Sample size: 83 (2% coverage) - Audience skew: Review sample is mostly Windows-based. - Windows <8GB VRAM (positive, 71 reports): The game runs well even on systems with as little as 512MB VRAM and 8GB RAM. - Caveats: 83 of 3726 reviews expose hardware metadata.; Review sample is mostly Windows-based. Feature extractions: - Community Price: - Community fair range: $6.00 - $11.00 - Reasoning: The evidence shows that users consistently mention the game is worth its price, with specific mentions of $10 and $11 as fair prices. Additionally, users highlight that the game is especially worth it when purchased on discount, often around $6. These data points suggest that the community finds the game's value to be around $6 to $11. - Playtime Metrics: - Game completion: N/A - Story completion: N/A - Session length: 0.5h - Endgame: N/A - Reasoning: The evidence provided includes direct mentions of playtime and session lengths. The first quote mentions a 3-hour play session, indicating a typical session length. The second and third quotes suggest that players have spent significant time on the game, though exact hours are not specified. The fourth quote provides a clear indication of session length, stating that each run can take up to half an hour. - Time-to-fun: - Summary: The game initially has a learning curve and can feel repetitive, but it becomes more enjoyable and addictive as players progress through floors and updates. - Stance: Clicks after - Anchor: Completing the third floor and experiencing updates - Time to anchor: 1h 0m - Friction: Initial learning curve; Repetitive gameplay at the start; Boring tutorial - Unlock drivers: Progressing through floors; Game updates and new content - Conditions: Playing through updates; Experiencing new floors and levels - Player Archetypes: - Challenge-Seeking Enthusiast (buy) - Motivation: Enjoyment of the game's challenges and depth. - Playstyle: Engages with the game's various modes and enjoys the chaotic nature. - Experience: mixed - Purchase stance: buy - Labels: fan; enthusiast - Reference games: Baldi's Basics Classic; roguelikes - Newcomer Explorer (sale) - Motivation: Finding an enjoyable and accessible entry into the series. - Playstyle: Explores different modes and enjoys the game's chaotic nature. - Experience: newcomer - Purchase stance: sale - Labels: new player; explorer - Reference games: Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered; indie games - Franchise Veteran (buy) - Motivation: Loyalty to the franchise and enjoyment of its evolution. - Playstyle: Engages deeply with the game's content and community. - Experience: veteran - Purchase stance: buy - Labels: veteran; fan - Reference games: Baldi's Basics Classic; Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category. Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews. What players like: - Fun and enjoyable gameplay (weight 0.41): Players consistently describe the game as fun, entertaining, and enjoyable. The gameplay is easy to learn and offers a mix of challenge and excitement, making it appealing to a wide audience. - High-quality and well-received game (weight 0.26): The game is praised for its overall quality, with many players considering it one of the best indie games. It is described as incredible, perfect, and excellent, highlighting its high standards and positive reception. - Randomly generated levels (weight 0.21): The game features randomly generated levels and events, which keep the gameplay fresh and provide high replayability. This procedural generation adds variety and unpredictability to the game. - Frequent updates and changes (weight 0.19): The game is praised for its constant changes and frequent updates, which keep the gameplay ever-changing and fresh. This ensures that the game never feels the same twice. - Amazing character design (weight 0.16): Players love the game's characters, praising their design and variety. The characters add depth and interest to the gameplay. - Improvement over the original (weight 0.15): The game is seen as a significant improvement over the original, offering more developed and expanded content. Players find it more fun and longer-lasting than the original version. - Comfortable and fair gameplay (weight 0.15): Players appreciate the game's comfortable and mostly fair gameplay. It is well-made and offers a substantial amount of engaging content. - Chaotic and frenetic gameplay (weight 0.12): Baldi’s Basics Plus offers chaotic and frenetic gameplay with several distinct modes. It is praised for its expanded mechanics and replayability, providing a wild and unforgettable ride. - Recommended for classic fans (weight 0.12): The game is recommended to players who enjoyed the classic or remastered versions. It is seen as a worthy successor that builds upon the original game's strengths. - Enhanced Plus version (weight 0.12): The Plus version of the game introduces new elements, secrets, and advantages, offering high-quality gameplay that builds upon the original game. - Positive developer feedback (weight 0.09): The developer is praised for their amazing work and dedication. Players express gratitude and admiration for the developer's efforts and contributions. - Hide and seek mode (weight 0.09): The game includes a hide and seek mode, which teaches children how to play hide and seek. This mode challenges players to clear multiple procedurally generated floors with increasing difficulty. Common complaints: - Technical and design issues (weight 0.39): Various technical and design issues have been reported, including bugs, lack of features, and poor design choices. - Character and event frustrations (weight 0.16): Certain characters and events in the game are found to be annoying or frustrating by players. - Limited gameplay variety (weight 0.15): The game is criticized for having limited content and gameplay variety, leading to boredom after a short period. - High difficulty level (weight 0.14): Many players find the game very hard and difficult at times, which can be frustrating. - Slow and problematic updates (weight 0.12): Updates are reported to take a long time and sometimes make the game worse or more difficult. - Difficulty with specific levels (weight 0.11): Players have reported difficulty passing certain levels, such as Floor 3, which can be frustrating. - Issues with minigames (weight 0.11): The matching minigames are criticized for needing fine-tuning and being poorly designed. - Horror elements and scare factor (weight 0.11): The game contains horror elements like flashing lights, loud noises, and jump scares, but opinions vary on how scary it actually is. - Price concerns (weight 0.11): Some players feel that the game is overpriced, especially considering it costs $10. - Game feels unfinished (weight 0.1): Many players feel that the game is not yet finished and lacks content or polish. - Frequent minor updates and bugs (weight 0.1): The game receives frequent minor updates, but these updates sometimes introduce new bugs or issues. - Difficulty in various game modes (weight 0.1): The game is reported to be very difficult in various modes such as hide and seek, speed, stealthy, grapply, and endless mode. - Short playtime and limited content (weight 0.1): Players feel that the game has a short duration and limited content, making it less worthwhile. - Preference for classic version (weight 0.09): Some players prefer the classic version of the game due to its gameplay and advantages. - Lack of achievements and structure (weight 0.08): Players have noted that the game lacks achievements, particularly Steam achievements, and feels unstructured. - Issues with Diet BSODA (weight 0.07): Players have noted that Diet BSODA is not as good as the regular version and has a short duration. Gameplay feedback: - Procedural level generation (weight 0.3): The game features randomly generated levels, providing a unique experience each time with different maps and floors. - Engaging gameplay mechanics (weight 0.26): The game offers strategic and addictive gameplay suitable for various age groups, with a focus on memory and educational elements. - Notebook collection challenge (weight 0.2): Players must collect notebooks while evading enemies, adding a layer of challenge and excitement to the gameplay. - Unique characters and items (weight 0.2): The game features a variety of characters and items, each with unique mechanics and abilities, adding depth to the gameplay. - Variety of game modes (weight 0.19): The game offers different modes such as Explorer mode, Hide-and-seek mode, and Field trip mode, providing diverse gameplay experiences. - High difficulty and strategy (weight 0.17): The game is known for its high difficulty level, requiring significant brain usage and quick thinking, making it hard but fun. - Educational and logical challenges (weight 0.1): The game develops logical reasoning, quick thinking, and strategy through various puzzles and challenges. - Roguelike and survival elements (weight 0.1): The game includes roguelike elements and a survival focus, requiring players to think on the fly and work under pressure. - Modding capabilities (weight 0.09): The game supports modding, allowing players to add extra content and enhance their gaming experience. - 1990s style and vibe (weight 0.05): The game maintains a 1990s style, appealing to players who enjoy retro aesthetics. Performance notes: - Runs smoothly on low-end PCs (weight 0.16): The game runs smoothly on low-end systems and bad laptops if settings are adjusted properly. Several users reported good performance even on outdated hardware. - Well optimized and lightweight (weight 0.1): The game is well optimized and lightweight, contributing to its smooth performance on various systems. - Game crashing issues (weight 0.06): Some players experienced game-breaking crashes. This seems to be a significant issue affecting the gameplay experience. - Low system requirements (weight 0.03): The game can run on systems with very low specifications, such as 8GB of RAM and 512MB of VRAM, making it accessible to a wide range of users. - Requires updated drivers (weight 0.03): The game requires updated drivers to run properly. This could be a potential issue for players with outdated systems. - Linux version performance (weight 0.03): There are mentions of performance specifically related to the Linux version of the game. This could be important for Linux users. Recommendations: - Highly recommended game (weight 0.33): Many players highly recommend the game to everyone, emphasizing its challenging, replayable, and fun nature. They suggest it is worth buying and playing for fans of the original and those seeking a good experience. - Try Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered (weight 0.23): Several reviews suggest trying Baldi's Basics Classic or Classic Remastered, indicating that these versions might offer a better or more enjoyable experience. Some players recommend these versions specifically for fans of the original game. - Worth the price (weight 0.17): Many players feel the game is worth the price, especially if purchased on sale. They highlight the game's value for money and recommend buying it before potential price increases or the full release. - Recommended for specific audiences (weight 0.16): The game is recommended for fans of roguelikes, stealth games, Baldi's games, and older audiences. It is also suggested for those who enjoy chaotic games and replayability, as well as those seeking adventure and excitement. - Suggestions for game improvement (weight 0.09): Players have various suggestions for improving the game, such as adding selling items in Johnny's store, creating a 'No-Baldi room,' and allowing custom map creation. These suggestions aim to enhance the gameplay experience. - Mixed recommendations (weight 0.06): While most reviews are positive, there are a few mixed recommendations. Some players would not recommend the game in its current state, while others suggest it is worth trying for those who enjoy horror games or specific genres. Other player notes: - Request for Steam Workshop (weight 0.04): Players are requesting the addition of Steam Workshop support to enhance modding capabilities and community content. - Price increase expected post-launch (weight 0.04): The developers have indicated that the price of the game will increase after its release. - Legacy version betas needed (weight 0.03): There is a demand for beta versions of legacy updates to allow players to test and provide feedback on older versions. - Parents find game educational (weight 0.03): Some parents perceive the game as having educational value, which is a positive aspect noted in the reviews. - Varied window types in game (weight 0.03): The game features different types of windows, which has been noted by players as a distinctive element. Emotions: - Excitement (weight 0.25): Players are thrilled by the game's chaotic and fun gameplay, which includes a variety of game modes, character perks, and strategic elements. The anticipation for future updates, such as version 1.0.0, and the enjoyment of new mechanics and content contribute significantly to this excitement. - Satisfaction (weight 0.1): Players are satisfied with the game's improvements over classic versions, its good value for money, and the overall enjoyable gameplay. The smooth performance, detailed improvements, and high replayability add to this sense of satisfaction. - Frustration (weight 0.08): Players express frustration due to high difficulty levels, balancing issues, and gameplay mechanics that hinder progress. Crashes, lack of certain features like achievements, and the removal of content also contribute to this frustration. - Joy (weight 0.07): The game brings joy through its unique and fun gameplay mechanics, strategic elements, and the variety of characters and content. Players appreciate the humorous and unpredictable moments, as well as the improvements and updates that keep the game fresh. - Enjoyment (weight 0.07): Players enjoy the fun and challenging gameplay, including the chase mechanics and the variety of characters and items. The game's longevity, engaging elements, and overall entertainment value contribute to this enjoyment. - Excited (weight 0.06): Players are excited about the game's addictive nature, variety of game modes, and the anticipation of future updates. The engaging and humorous gameplay experience, along with the cool new level types and variety of items and characters, add to this excitement. - Nostalgia (weight 0.05): The game evokes nostalgia through its retro-inspired graphics and sound design, reminding players of the classic version they played in school. Positive memories of the original game and its evolution contribute to this nostalgic feeling. - Disappointment (weight 0.05): Players feel disappointed due to the absence of certain features like story mode and achievements, as well as repetitive levels and bad graphics. The game becoming less fun over time and the reliance on luck for wins and losses also contribute to this disappointment. - Positive (weight 0.05): Players have a positive experience with the game's replayability, new content, and dynamic nature. Despite some issues, the game is found to be worth the money and enjoyable. - Love (weight 0.02): Players love the game for its fun and unique mechanics, as well as the charming characters and personalities of the NPCs. The randomly generated content and new mechanics add to this love. - Gratitude (weight 0.02): Players express gratitude for the game's positive impact on their lives, such as curing scoliosis and providing entertainment during difficult times. The developer's work and the game's influence are highly appreciated. - Fear (weight 0.02): The game induces fear through its scary atmosphere, character behaviors, and horror elements. The sound of the ruler slapping and the scary feeling of Baldi coming behind you contribute to this fear. - Surprise (weight 0.02): Players are surprised by the amount of new content and the variety of items and maps. Unexpected elements like different types of windows and improvements in gameplay quality add to this surprise. - Amused (weight 0.01): Players are amused by the humorous description of game mechanics and characters, as well as quirky elements like Baldi chasing and trying to slap with a ruler. The game's funny interactions and scenarios contribute to this amusement. - Enthusiasm (weight 0.01): Players are enthusiastic about the game's infinite replayability, continuous updates, and enjoyable gameplay. The positive experience with the game's features and the recommendation to others add to this enthusiasm. - Amusement (weight 0.01): Players are amused by the engaging gameplay scenarios, funny interactions with characters like Baldi, and unexpected events like the gravity event and talking broom. - Admiration (weight 0.01): Players admire the impressive transformation of the game and praise the developer for their work. The game's development and improvements are highly regarded. - Approval (weight 0.01): Players approve of the game's transformation into a roguelike and its content richness. The transition to roguelike and the continuous development of the game are well-received.}