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- For other uses, see Baldi (disambiguation).
- "+" and "Plus" redirect here. For the item, see Plus icon.
Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist!—Tagline
Baldi's Basics Plus, stylized as Baldi's Basics +, is the full game of the Baldi's Basics series, with 1999-throwback, horror-type, surrealistic edutainment elements, created by Basically, Games!.
On July 24, 2018, a Kickstarter was launched for a Baldi's Basics full game. After the game's Kickstarter successfully reached the $50,000 goal ($61,375 by 2,176 backers), the full game itself started its steady development and was scheduled to be released in early access in January 2020.
Baldi's Basics Plus replaces the classic Schoolhouse with a towering building called the Super Schoolhouse (referencing Aperture Laboratories' test chambers) which can be navigated with the usage of an elevator. It has over 25 characters including the original cast,[4] randomly generated maps, new subjects, additional events, new items, field trips, and plenty more new features.
On August 12, 2019, the Full Game Early Demo was released to preview some upcoming features included in the full game. The Kickstarter Exclusive Demo has been available since November 2, 2019. It was originally planned to be released in October 2019 before October 31 to those who pledged $30 or more to the game's Kickstarter. The Challenges Demo was released on March 31, 2020 as a preview of the upcoming challenges that were going to be included in the full game.
On March 31, 2020, the game's early access was announced on itch.io. The early access trailer was posted on May 9, 2020 and the early access was released on June 12, 2020, as V0.1.
The initial launch cost is US$10, but the price will be increased as the game is developed.[5]
The macOS version's release would be delayed, as there was a bug that made the game unplayable on a Mac computer. However, after fixing the issue, the launch was also supported for Macs.[6]
Since V0.4, pre-release versions of major updates are available for $30-up Kickstarter backers.[7] Since V0.7, Patreon supporters with the 'Baldi's Test Subjects' tier can also get access to these pre-releases.[8] Most of these updates are or will be applied a week before public releases.
Summary[]
- Main article: Baldi's Basics Plus/Summary
Gameplay[]
Baldi's Basics Plus Trailer (includes gameplay)
Tools[]
Inspirations[]
Pulling the "this game is not what it seems" gimmick, the main inspiration of Baldi's Basics Plus is the '90s edutainment game genre (which includes titles such as Sonic's Schoolhouse, I.M. Meen, 3D Dinosaur Adventure, etc.), with the maze-like location based on the Windows 95 3D Maze Screensaver, and a few art-styles and themes referencing the work of PilotRedSun, a YouTuber known for creating weirdly surrealistic animation videos. Its roguelike elements for randomly generated levels are inspired by the 1991 Sega Genesis game ToeJam & Earl.[9]
Besides items and environments, the surrealism from the styles of characters that appear as either 3D models, cropped photos, drawings, etc., with a lack of stylistic unity is most likely based on the Cartoon Network show The Amazing World of Gumball that also uses multiple different art styles for the show's characters (hand-drawn, 2D, CGI, puppetry, stop-motion, etc.). Whether it is also an inspiration or merely a coincidence is unknown.
Reception[]
TBA*
Version history[]
- See also: Version history
- See also: Baldi's Basics Plus/Version differences
| Version | Type | Release date | Manifest (depot) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version 0.1 | Initial release | June 12, 2020 | 3848191460033720185 |
| Version 0.1.1 | Minor update | June 13, 2020 | 6418694825534610169 |
| Version 0.1.2 | June 19, 2020 | 8749281709506864835 | |
| Version 0.1.3 | July 7, 2020 | 63284062294257426 | |
| Version 0.1.4 | July 25, 2020 | 1696509483129360361 | |
| Version 0.1.4a | July 25, 2020 | 1592448224262506597 | |
| Version 0.1.5 | August 15, 2020 | 2552485690794546086 | |
| Version 0.2 | Major update | September 12, 2020 | 7048575075269655161 |
| Version 0.2.1 | Minor update | September 13, 2020 | 4115829935433948633 |
| Version 0.2.2 | September 19, 2020 | 8407846454104297363 | |
| Version 0.3 | Major update | November 21, 2020 | 5913474695573033451 |
| Version 0.3.1 | Minor update | December 4, 2020 | 6167499320583999187 |
| Version 0.3.2 | December 18, 2020 | 232011210734546532 | |
| Version 0.3.3 | June 23, 2021 | 8189536730731408826 | |
| Version 0.3.4 | July 2, 2021 | 6680004671852231648 | |
| Version 0.3.5 | May 7, 2022 | 9075826358660843249 | |
| Version 0.3.6 | May 13, 2022 | 336538888043464782 | |
| Version 0.3.7 | May 20, 2022 | 7921946848400970194 | |
| Version 0.3.8 | November 4, 2022 | 3896461111609442251 | |
| Version 0.4 Pre-release | Pre-release for V0.4 | February 19, 2024 | 6752029016534605764
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.4 | Major update | February 26, 2024 | 82583483561437898 |
| Version 0.4.1 | Minor update | March 1, 2024 | 4979759820695079433 |
| Version 0.4.2 | March 20, 2024 | 82583483561437898 | |
| Version 0.5 Pre-release | Pre-release for V0.5 | April 29, 2024 | 5440719365472255626
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.5 | Major update | May 6, 2024 | 8022986218377141719 |
| Version 0.5.1 | Minor update | May 13, 2024 | 5626939858054999601 |
| Version 0.5.2 | Hotfix | May 14, 2024 | 1411861935410119656 |
| Version 0.6 Pre-release | Pre-release for V0.6 | July 8, 2024 | 3771808774608365874
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.6 | Major update | July 12, 2024 | 4122771586271884297 |
| Version 0.6.1 | Minor update | July 29, 2024 | 6164272620033770147 |
| Version 0.6.2 | August 2, 2024 | 4959504722151480947 | |
| Version 0.7 Pre-release | Pre-release for V0.7 | September 2, 2024 | 2018938488513301728
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.7 | Major update | September 9, 2024 | 777806547567658135 |
| Version 0.7.1 | Minor update | September 23, 2024 | 7595855141731690414 |
| Version 0.8 Pre-release 1 | First pre-release for V0.8 | November 7, 2024 | 9175431786233130630
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.8 Pre-release 2 | Second pre-release for V0.8 | December 2, 2024 | 1914889083361625143
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.8 | Major update | December 9, 2024 | 7397781933613525464 |
| Version 0.8.1 | Minor update | December 24, 2024 | 4863310512319557029 |
| Version 0.9 Pre-release | Pre-release for V0.9 | February 3, 2025 | 3523574411848280503
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.9 | Major update | February 10, 2025 | 3482933670786943783 |
| Version 0.9a | Hotfix | 3929660481667158970 | |
| Version 0.10 Pre-release | Pre-release for V0.10 | April 14, 2025 | 1267500392620654804
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.10 | Major update | April 21, 2025 | 6368088596351250866 |
| Version 0.10.1 | Minor update | April 22, 2025 | 1050603145620671600 |
| Version 0.10.2 | May 2, 2025 | 6070854241132318699 | |
| Version 0.11 Pre-release | Pre-release for V0.11 | June 23, 2025 | 3037835766991034869
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.11 | Major update | June 30, 2025 | 1879844573517131127 |
| Version 0.12 Pre-release | First pre-release for V0.12 | August 25, 2025 | 4257252736862106290
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.12 Pre-release 2 | Second pre-release for V0.12 | August 27, 2025 | 2028545459029192339
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.12 | Major update | September 1, 2025 | 3622701526377712387 |
| Version 0.12.1 | Minor update | September 15, 2025 | 8489189035241927614 |
| Version 0.12.2 | Minor update | October 3, 2025 | 3240693378417025049
(Manifest is no longer available) |
| Version 0.12.2 | Hotfix | October 3, 2025 | 4295089941683109285 |
| Version 0.13 Pre-release | First pre-release for V0.13 | October 27, 2025 | 472036894761455372
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.13 Pre-release 2 | Second pre-release for V0.13 | November 7, 2025 | 6870345893529045024
(you must own Kickstarter Exclusive Demo on steam) |
| Version 0.13 | Major update | November 10, 2025 | 8390830667697165317 |
| Version 0.13.1 | Minor update | December 22, 2025 | 1237197580206907945 |
| Version 0.14 Pre-release | Pre-release for V0.14 | Around Mid-Late February 2026 | TBA* |
| Version 0.14 | Major update | Around Mid-Late February 2026 | TBA* |
| TBA*(Probably Version 1.0) |
Trivia[]
- There's a text overlay under the version name in the Title Screen, which reads: "Be sure to check for updates!".
- Since V0.10 and V0.11 respectively, the description for this game is outdated, since it mentions that Hide-and-Seek has 3 randomly generated levels, instead of 5, and that Endless Mode has only 1 randomly generated level and 1 pre-made map, both of which are no longer the case due to the addition of more customization and the removal of the old pre-made map.
- Unlike Baldi's Basics Classic and Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash, there will be no 32-bit version for this game due to Unity discontinuing 32-bit support.[10]
- This also applies to Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered.
- mystman12 has said that he has plans to port this game on mobile and consoles, but that it will likely be done after the early access is finished.[1][2]
- The longest gap in updates for Baldi's Basics Plus was between V0.3.8 and V0.4, with the wait time between these updates being nearly a year and a half. The shortest gap was between V0.9 and V0.9a, with the wait time between the two being within the same day/after hours.
- The game icon on Steam will eventually be changed to a different one since it currently shares the same icon as the one for Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered.[11]
- The price for Baldi's Basics Plus was changed to $7.50 twice within a few days before the release of V0.3.5[12], the same date of Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered's release.[13] It was later changed back to $10 on May 9, 2022 and on November 6, 2022 respectively.
- It is planned that when Baldi's Basics Plus leaves early access, the price of the game will be increased.
- Prior to V0.4, it was originally intended for the game to have 2 price increases at 2 points of development: one at the middle of early access, and another at the final update before V1.0's release.[16] As of V0.4's release, the early access section has been updated, and with it the pricing was stated to be updated only when the game leaves early access.
- On February 4, 2023, mystman12 said that he has a playable mobile version of the game on his phone.[17]
- According to the updated development roadmap for Baldi's Basics Plus, V0.4 and further versions have and will be released as the result of finishing the game design document.
- As of V0.11, the development plan for the game will focus on having one month focused on content saved for V1.0, and the other month focused on content for early access.
- V1.0 will be the final major release that will firstly feature new challenge maps, better menus, horror and story elements, achievements, etc.[18]
- Prior to June 25, 2025, the screenshots in the store pages were outdated, and were from V0.3 of the game.
- Since V0.6, the camping field trip and 2D Johnny's Store screenshots were removed from store pages, due to being outdated.
- The origin of the "droning" sound in the trailer is the Korg Wavestation glider, the same preset used for The Test.
- When the pre-releases for Baldi's Basics Plus were established, mystman12 made sure people would not spoil content from the pre-releases for Baldi's Basics Plus in either the title or thumbnail of their gameplay videos.[19] They are allowed to share screenshots/videos of the pre-release versions of Plus, as long as they are mindful of spoilers.[20]
- The reason mystman12 opened a Patreon is because he was receiving many requests regarding a way to play pre-releases for people who did not get the chance to back the game on Kickstarter.
- Prior to May 28, 2025, the price of the "Baldi's Test Subjects" membership on Patreon was $3. Since then, it has been reduced to $2 as updates since V0.11 will be smaller than previous ones.[21]
- 1st Prize was added in V0.2.1, although he was planned to be added in V0.2.
- All the decorations objects from Baldi's Basics Classic were added in V0.3.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Currently, Baldi's Basics Plus is not planned to be released on mobile devices. Once the game is finished and no longer in early access, I will evaluate the game to see how feasible a mobile port is." - Contact — Basically Games
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Currently Baldi's Basics Plus is planned to be released on consoles some time after it is finished and out of early access on PCs!" - Contact — Basically Games
- ↑ "VR support from Classic Remastered will eventually be merged into Plus" - Status Update #16
- ↑ "Yeah, I've got a list of new character ideas! It's currently at about 25, including the original cast, and as long as I keep coming up with new ideas that list will keep growing!" - mystman12. July 29, 2018. Twitter/X
- ↑ "The initial price will be US$10. I plan on increasing it a few times as the game develops." - Baldi's Basics Plus Steam Community Hub
- ↑ "Update: I've figured out what is causing the issue on Mac! I should be able to come up with a workaround and re-add Mac support soon. ... The issue is just that, for some reason, the Mac OS build of the game is unplayably slow. It runs at less than 1 FPS on my 2014 Macbook Pro and crashes on my brother's older Macbook. The Windows and Linux versions perform fine, even on hardware less powerful than on my Macbook. Until and unless I can figure out what the cause is and fix it, I won't be able to release a Mac version." - Baldi's Basics Plus Steam Community Hub
- ↑ "Starting with version 0.4, all $30 and higher backers will get access to a pre-release version of each early access major update one week before it releases publicly! These pre-releases will come as updates to the Kickstarter Exclusive Demo," - Kickstarter Update #43
- ↑ "Baldi's Test Subjects - Get access to Baldi's Basics Plus pre-releases a week before the public release." - Basically Games | Patreon
- ↑ "I just realized that a lot of #BaldisBasics is somewhat inspired by Toejam and Earl. I've only played it a few times (Own it, but no one ever wants to play it with me), and really enjoyed it, and I think the ideas of a zany roguelike with lots of randomness really stuck with me." - mystman12. March 1, 2019. Twitter/X
- ↑ "Unfortunately, I probably won't support 32-bit operating systems as I have in the past. Unity has been phasing 32-bit support out, and I don't want to support systems now that I can't guarantee I'll be able to support throughout the game's development cycle." - Basically, Games!. June 11, 2020. Twitter/X
- ↑ Q: "I wish Plus and Classic had different game icons to differentiate them" / A: "Noted, I'll likely make a different icon for Plus sometime in the future." - mystman12. November 4, 2022. Twitter/X
- ↑ "#BaldisBasics Plus is 25% off on Steam for the Steam #GoingRogue sale, *and* version 0.3.5 is releasing later this week! If you've been thinking about getting the game, now is a great time!" - Basically, Games!. May 4, 2022. Twitter/X
- ↑ "To coincide with the launch of #BaldisBasics Classic Remastered, there are some sales going on! First, Baldi's Basics Plus is 25% off!" - Basically, Games!. October 21, 2022. Twitter/X
- ↑ "#BaldisBasics Plus version 0.4 is AVAILABLE NOW! To celebrate, we launched 40% off sale!" - Basically, Games!. February 26, 2024. Twitter/X
- ↑ "#BaldisBasics Plus version 0.7 has released! This update brings field trips back to the game! Win items by playing the new minigames in Hide & Seek, or go for high scores in the Field Trip mode!
The game is also 40% off on @Steam today as a daily deal!" - Basically, Games!. September 9, 2024. Twitter/X - ↑ "Currently the game costs US$10. As I've mentioned in the early access info, I do plan on increasing the price as the game receives updates. Currently I'm planning on increasing the price a little bit two times. Once at an undecided date to coincide with a major update roughly half-way through development, and once more to coincide with the final major update (Not the official release, but the final update before the official release)." - Baldi's Basics Plus Steam News Hub
- ↑ "In fact, I have a mostly playable version of BB+ on my phone right now. There are some aspects of Plus that will make it a bit more difficult to port (Like field trip minigames), but if I do ever decide to port it most if not all of this work will carry over." - mystman12. February 4, 2023. Twitter/X
- ↑ Development Update - Roadmap for the rest of development! - Baldi's Basics Plus by Basically Games | itch.io
- ↑ Q: "i believe a simple, but effective solution would be to politely ask youtubes not to put any big v0.4 things or anything relating to them in the title or thumbnail." / A: "I'll probably include a request to not share footage or to be careful about spoiling new content until the public release." - Gmail (quesition), Gmail (response)
- ↑ Q: "That's great to hear! I have a question though. Are YouTubers allowed to make a video on the early access version of 0.4 when it releases? Or do they have to wait to publish their videos on it until after the finished 0.4 version has been released?" / A: "Yes, people will be allowed to share videos/screenshots of the game! I will simply ask that people be mindful of spoilers." - Kickstarter question and response in the comments of Status Update #24
- ↑ "The price of the Baldi's Test Subjects membership has been reduced to $2!" - Basically Games | Patreon
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| Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | ||
| Games | Plus (versions) • Classic (versions) • Birthday Bash (versions) • Classic Remastered (versions) | |
| Demos | ||
| Others | Development/mystman12's other games | Development Build • |
| Mystman12's Epic Entertainment 3 Pack's games | The Crazy Baby • The Epic Elevator Adventure by Epic Entertainment • Wher's Gibby | |
| Underlined: Unreleased, | ||