

On May 28th, 2018, YouTuber Markiplier published a "Let's Play" video of the game. It’s free on itch.io, and probably would be fun to prank your friends with." Baldi’s Basics isn’t that deep, but I loved both its commitment to the joke of making fun of bad edutainment games and how well it pivots from humor to horror. If he finds you, you get a jumpscare and a game over. They wrote, "The titular Baldi will stalk you throughout the school, creepily smacking a ruler against his hand. On April 12th, the video game website Kotaku gave Baldi a positive review. Following the release, the game received a 4.8 rating on Itch.io. Baldi's came in 2nd place with 39 ratings and a score of. The game was created for the Meta Game Jam, a video game competition in which users attempt to create the most self-aware game possible. #MetaGameJam #gamedev." The post (shown below) received more than 50 retweets and 310 likes in two months. That day, he tweeted, "It's finally finished… Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning is now available to download! Be warned, it's really bad.

Oh, and finally, try not to get the quiz answers wrong… Each wrong answer makes Baldi angrier… Baldi has many friends in the school that will slow down your progress and put you at risk of being caught, so learn how each character works and how you can avoid their attention.

Collect all 7 of the notebooks and escape the school, all while avoiding Baldi. Meen, 3D Dinosaur Adventure: Save the Dinosaurs), this game starts out seemingly innocent enough, but it quickly becomes clear that this isn't edutainment. In the game's description, McGonigal described the game: "Inspired by creepy/bad edutainment games from the 90s (Sonic's Schoolhouse, I.M. On March 31st, 2018, the independent game developer Micah McGonigal released Baldi's Basics for free on Itch.io.
