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Baldi’s Basics is a first-person survival horror game that imitates the style of old educational software. The player enters a schoolhouse to collect notebooks, but the task becomes dangerous after Baldi starts chasing them. The game combines math questions, exploration, item use, sound management, and enemy avoidance. The main goal is to collect all 7 notebooks and escape the school.
Story Setup
The story begins when the player goes to school to collect notebooks for a friend. Each notebook contains math problems, but after some answers become impossible, Baldi becomes hostile. From that moment, the school turns into a survival area. The player must keep moving, avoid being caught, and finish the notebook task before reaching the exits.
School and Game Modes
Baldi’s Basics does not work like a normal level-based game. Most of the main mode takes place inside one schoolhouse with classrooms, hallways, exits, and special rooms. Progress comes from collecting notebooks, learning the layout, and surviving as Baldi becomes faster. Some versions also include Story Mode and Endless Mode, where the player keeps collecting notebooks for as long as possible.
The game includes several main elements:
- 7 notebooks to collect;
- math problems connected to progression;
- Baldi as the main chasing enemy;
- other school characters who interrupt movement;
- useful items found around the school;
- stamina, noise, and route planning.
Gameplay and Controls
The gameplay is based on moving through the school while managing risk. Baldi reacts to sound, so opening doors, running, or making mistakes can make him easier to track. Other characters can block paths, push the player, take items, or force short tasks. Items can help the player escape, delay Baldi, or create safer routes through the school.
To play, the player uses the keyboard to move and the mouse to look around, interact with objects, collect notebooks, and use items. The player must plan routes through classrooms and hallways, manage stamina, and avoid unnecessary noise. Success depends on understanding the school layout, knowing how each character behaves, and reaching the exits after all notebooks are collected.
