Babba Yagga: Woodboy

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Babba Yagga: Woodboy is a single player survival action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by Marginal act and was released on February 27, 2022. It received negative reviews from players.

Baba Yaga is a horror game, where you play as a wooden boy who needs to bring sleeping herbs for his mum, but on the way, he meets the BABA YAGA! After that everything becomes more brutal and scary.

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Single-Player

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18%

Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game has a creepy atmosphere that some players found engaging.
The art style of the game is appreciated by a few players.
There are moments that evoke goosebumps, indicating potential for horror.

The UI is difficult to navigate and the camera movement is too slow, making gameplay frustrating.
Puzzles are shallow and often confusing, leading to a lack of motivation to continue playing.
Numerous bugs and issues, such as broken achievements and game mechanics, significantly detract from the experience.

gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is characterized as a walking simulator that features minimal puzzle mechanics, primarily relying on cheap jump scares and loud audio cues to create a sense of horror.
- “It's a walking simulator with extremely shallow puzzle mechanics relying on cheap jump scares and loud audio cues to instill a sense of horror.”
- “The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
- “The controls are clunky and unresponsive, which detracts from the overall experience.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is criticized for being difficult to follow and lacking coherence, with players experiencing technical issues that detract from immersion. Some initially perceived these issues as intentional design choices, but ultimately found them to be unintentional flaws.
- “The story is hard to follow; the achievements don’t work, and I fell out of the world at one point.”
- “At first, I thought it was intentional as some kind of meta plot device, but it quickly dawned on me that it wasn’t.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is noted for its creepy atmosphere, which some players found effective, though overall execution left much to be desired, resulting in a low rating of 4/10 for this aspect.
- “It has a creepy atmosphere, but I didn't like the way the game is executed.”
- “4/10 for the creepy atmosphere.”