Comparison

Baba Is You vs Underground Blossom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Baba Is You

This is a unique puzzle game where players can alter the rules of the game itself. By manipulating in-game text blocks, you can change how levels function, leading to unexpected solutions and gameplay mechanics. Discover new ways to interact with the environment and achieve objectives.

Highlights
  • Change game rules
  • Manipulate text blocks
  • Solve logic puzzles
  • Unexpected interactions
  • Block-pushing mechanics
Features
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Baba Is You is a puzzle game where you can change the rules by which you play. In every level, the rules are present as blocks you can interact with; by manipulating them, you can change how the level works and cause surprising, unexpected interactions! With some simple block-pushing you can turn yourself into a rock, turn patches of grass into dangerously hot obstacles, and even change the goal you need to reach to something entirely different.

About

Underground Blossom

Embark on a point-and-click adventure through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom. Travel through metro stations, each representing a part of her past and future, solving puzzles to uncover her story and escape her inner turmoil.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click puzzle adventure
  • Journey through 7 unique metro stations
  • Solve puzzles and uncover secrets
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Gripping story full of mysteries
Features
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Descend into the Rusty Lake Underground and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom! Travel from station to station, each metro stop symbolising a piece of Laura's past and future. Solve various puzzles, find the correct metro to board and uncover one of Laura’s timelines, while simultaneously helping her make sense of her life and escape the corruption of her mind! Underground Blossom is a new point-and-click adventure developed by the creators of the Cube Escape & Rusty Lake series. Features: ▪ A new experience in a familiar setting Enjoy a classic Rusty Lake point-and-click puzzle adventure with a gripping story full of mysteries and, of course, puzzles. ▪ Expect to make several stops Travel to 7 unique metro stations, each station a representation of Laura Vanderboom’s life, memories and potential future. The estimated travel time is 2 hours. ▪ You know what to do Unravel the potential secrets hidden in each metro station, earn achievements and who knows what else you might stumble upon! ▪ Don’t forget your headphones At each metro stop you will be greeted by an atmospheric soundtrack by Victor Butzelaar, including a cello performance by Sebastiaan van Halsema!

Screenshots

Baba Is You4 screens
Underground Blossom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Underground Blossom at weekly against Baba Is You's monthly. Underground Blossom also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and price ($2.99 vs $6.99). Baba Is You's advantage is chart position (#22 vs #99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Baba Is You costs $6.99 and Underground Blossom $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Underground Blossom holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Underground Blossom has 4.5K ratings behind it against 372, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Baba Is You's written reviews are positive against 98% of Underground Blossom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baba Is You ships an update monthly, Underground Blossom weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Baba Is You versus Underground Blossom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaba Is YouUnderground Blossom
Price$6.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (372 ratings)4.9 (4.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews97.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3724.5K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#22 — better#99
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB196 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHempuliRusty Lake

Customer experience

Baba Is You

All ratings362 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.9%

Underground Blossom

All ratings4,355 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews695 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.7%

User reviews

Baba Is You

From 372 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Elegant and innovative design
  • 🧠 Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • 👍 Intuitive and responsive controls
  • 🕹️ Unique game mechanics
  • 💎 High-quality and polished experience

Room to improve

  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔒 Lack of cloud save/sync functionality

Underground Blossom

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging story
  • 🎨 Beautiful artwork and atmosphere
  • 🧠 Challenging yet satisfying puzzles
  • 🔁 Seamless integration with previous Rusty Lake games
  • 🕰️ Immersive time-traveling narrative

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Relatively short gameplay length
  • 🤔 Some puzzles felt too straightforward
  • 🔀 Occasional difficulty in navigating between locations

Bugs and requests

Baba Is You

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Specific level (Adventurers) appears to be unsolvable on mobile
  • Screen formatting issues on some levels (e.g. Heavy Cloud)

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add level editor for custom puzzles
  • Improve accessibility options
  • Implement iCloud/cloud save sync

Underground Blossom

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional language inconsistencies between stations
  • Difficulty in backtracking to previous locations

Requested features

3 requests
  • More in-depth exploration of the Rusty Lake lore
  • Longer and more complex puzzles
  • Additional gameplay modes or mini-games

In-app purchases

None

Baba Is You

No in-app purchases

None

Underground Blossom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baba Is You free?
Baba Is You costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Underground Blossom free?
Underground Blossom costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Baba Is You or Underground Blossom?
Underground Blossom is rated higher. Baba Is You averages 4.6 out of 5 from 372 ratings, while Underground Blossom averages 4.9 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Baba Is You or Underground Blossom have ads?
Neither Baba Is You nor Underground Blossom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baba Is You or Underground Blossom?
Baba Is You ships an update monthly, and Underground Blossom weekly. Most recently, Baba Is You was updated on November 7, 2026 and Underground Blossom on November 10, 2026.
Which is more popular, Baba Is You or Underground Blossom?
Baba Is You currently peaks at #22 in the App Store charts, and Underground Blossom at #99. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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