Baby Steps

Item: Baby Steps
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-26

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Summary

Unique humor and narrative
Engaging, fun, and therapeutic gameplay
High difficulty and frustration
Repetitive and boring gameplay
Lack of rewards and achievements
Unclear progression and navigation

Emotions

Satisfaction24%Frustration14%Amusement11%Disappointment8%Excitement7%

Reviews (sample size): 280
Helpful reviews: 65%
Unhelpful reviews: 35%
Protest reviews: 0%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 429
Negative points: 176
Gameplay points: 180
Perf. points: 6
Rec. points: 85
Misc points: 28

Point	Description	Importance
Unique Humor and Narrative Description The game's humor, often described as silly, weird, and self-satirizing, resonated strongly with players. The narrative, characters, and cutscenes were frequently praised for being hilarious and contributing to an overall delightful and memorable experience. Importance 97%	The game's humor, often described as silly, weird, and self-satirizing, resonated strongly with players. The narrative, characters, and cutscenes were frequently praised for being hilarious and contributing to an overall delightful and memorable experience.	97%
Engaging, Fun, and Therapeutic Gameplay Description Players found the game deeply engaging, offering a unique blend of fun, challenge, and even therapeutic relaxation despite its inherent frustrations. Many enjoyed the experience more than expected, highlighting its addictive nature and ability to provide a sense of accomplishment. Importance 90%	Players found the game deeply engaging, offering a unique blend of fun, challenge, and even therapeutic relaxation despite its inherent frustrations. Many enjoyed the experience more than expected, highlighting its addictive nature and ability to provide a sense of accomplishment.	90%
Innovative and Unique Design Description Reviewers consistently highlighted the game's unique concept, environment, and innovative gameplay mechanics. Its open-world design, varied obstacles, and dynamic pace offer a refreshing and distinct experience unlike other games in the genre. Importance 58%	Reviewers consistently highlighted the game's unique concept, environment, and innovative gameplay mechanics. Its open-world design, varied obstacles, and dynamic pace offer a refreshing and distinct experience unlike other games in the genre.	58%
Masterful Walking Simulation Description The game is lauded as a peak achievement in the 'walking simulator' genre, offering an immersive and challenging experience of learning to walk. The walking mechanic is not a gimmick but a core element that creates engaging puzzles and keeps players hooked. Importance 34%	The game is lauded as a peak achievement in the 'walking simulator' genre, offering an immersive and challenging experience of learning to walk. The walking mechanic is not a gimmick but a core element that creates engaging puzzles and keeps players hooked.	34%
Accessible Difficulty with Optional Challenges Description The game strikes a balance by offering an easy learning curve and manageable core difficulty, while also providing optional, high-difficulty content for those seeking greater challenges. This design allows players to choose their preferred level of engagement and rewards. Importance 26%	The game strikes a balance by offering an easy learning curve and manageable core difficulty, while also providing optional, high-difficulty content for those seeking greater challenges. This design allows players to choose their preferred level of engagement and rewards.	26%
Precise and Satisfying Controls Description Despite the game's challenging nature, players found the controls to be surprisingly precise, polished, and comfortable. Mastering the movement mechanics provides a significant sense of achievement and enhances the overall gameplay experience. Importance 25%	Despite the game's challenging nature, players found the controls to be surprisingly precise, polished, and comfortable. Mastering the movement mechanics provides a significant sense of achievement and enhances the overall gameplay experience.	25%
Rewarding Progress and Exploration Description Every step of progress, from reaching checkpoints to exploring the vast map, provides a strong sense of accomplishment. The game encourages exploration, offering hours of content and hidden secrets, making the journey itself rewarding. Importance 20%	Every step of progress, from reaching checkpoints to exploring the vast map, provides a strong sense of accomplishment. The game encourages exploration, offering hours of content and hidden secrets, making the journey itself rewarding.	20%
Protagonist's Unique Abilities Description The main character, Nate, possesses unique physical attributes such as super strong athletic performance, swift walking, and immunity to fall damage, which are integral to the game's mechanics and humor. Importance 11%	The main character, Nate, possesses unique physical attributes such as super strong athletic performance, swift walking, and immunity to fall damage, which are integral to the game's mechanics and humor.	11%
Beautiful and Well-Designed Map Description The game's map is consistently praised for being beautiful, well-made, and having a 'Souls-like' feel, enhancing the overall aesthetic and exploration experience. Importance 6%	The game's map is consistently praised for being beautiful, well-made, and having a 'Souls-like' feel, enhancing the overall aesthetic and exploration experience.	6%
Appreciated Character Physics Description The character's 'jiggle physics' were noted and appreciated by reviewers, adding a unique visual element to the protagonist. Importance 6%	The character's 'jiggle physics' were noted and appreciated by reviewers, adding a unique visual element to the protagonist.	6%

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