Baldi's Basics is an indie horror game developed by Basically Games. Inspired by low-budget educational games from the 1990s, the game disguises itself as a cheerful learning experience before revealing a tense survival adventure. Your mission is to collect seven notebooks scattered throughout the school, answer math problems, use helpful items, avoid Baldi and his unusual friends, and ultimately escape the school alive.
BALDI’S BASICS - ESCAPE THE SCHOOL BEFORE BALDI CATCHES YOU
Your main objective in Baldi’s Basics is to find all seven notebooks hidden inside the school's classrooms. Every notebook contains three math questions. The first few are simple, but later notebooks always include an impossible question with no correct answer. Every incorrect answer makes Baldi angrier, causing him to move faster and making your escape significantly more difficult.
Searching for Useful Items
While searching for notebooks, you'll also discover useful items that can help you survive, including:
- BSODA to push characters away.
- Zesty Bars to restore stamina.
- Scissors to cut jump ropes and other obstacles.
- Lock doors to temporarily block hallways.
- Principal's Keys to unlock restricted rooms.
Watch Out for Baldi's Friends
You'll encounter several unique NPCs, each with different behaviors that can interrupt your progress. Characters like Playtime, It's a Bully, Principal of the Thing, and Arts and Crafters force players to constantly adapt their strategy instead of simply running away from Baldi. Learning how each character behaves is essential for surviving longer.
Escape Before Baldi Finds You
Once all seven notebooks have been collected, your final objective is to escape through the school's exits. However, Baldi becomes increasingly faster throughout the game, forcing you to rely on smart item usage, careful stamina management, and knowledge of the school's layout to reach freedom before he catches you.
Game Modes
- Story Mode – Collect all seven notebooks and escape the school.
- Endless Mode – Stay alive for as long as possible while collecting as many notebooks as you can before Baldi catches you.
Control Guides
- W, A, S, D – Move.
- Mouse – Look around.
- Left Mouse Button – Interact with objects.
- Shift – Run.
- Spacebar – Look behind.
- Mouse Wheel / Number Keys – Select inventory items.
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