The Baby In Yellow

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The Baby In Yellow is a Lovecraftian comedy horror game where you must look after a suspicious baby and survive his attempts to take control. Over the course of 11 chapters this creepy bundle of madness must be well-fed, clean and most importantly, kept entertained.

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Publisher:
Team Terrible
Engine:
Unreal Engine 4
Release date:
25 May 2023
Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (89)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (880)

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Description

The Baby In Yellow is a Lovecraftian comedy horror game where you must look after a suspicious baby and survive his attempts to take control.

Over the course of 11 chapters this creepy bundle of madness must be well-fed, clean and most importantly, kept entertained.


Handle with care

This may not be your first babysitting job, but it could be your last. So listen to that whisper in your head, the one that tells you to obey, and everything will be fine.

Your babysitting duties

  • Feed the baby

  • Clean his diaper

  • Never put him in the oven

  • Read him a bedtime story

  • Make a cheese toastie

  • Put him to sleep

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Hastur doesn't always appreciate an early bedtime

Featuring

  • An "adorable" ragdoll baby (or so the whispers tell us)

  • A mysterious story across 3 acts to untangle

  • Tricksy puzzles to lose your sanity over

  • Harmless, stable, entirely predictable environments

  • Intense chase sequences

  • Trapped souls to find and free - unlocking cheats like Big Head Mode

  • Chances to get your soul consumed


He never sleeps.

The Baby In Yellow's Origins

Originally created in 48 hours for a game jam and inspired by the book of short stories 'The King in Yellow' by Robert Chambers, The Baby in Yellow has been downloaded over 140 million times on mobile and videos of its gameplay have gained millions of views on social media.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
64-bit Windows 10+
Processor:
Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 420 / AMD Radeon HD 5450
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
1 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

keith
Recommended | 13 Jun 2026
14.6h played

so after seeing this game on the internet credits to dakblake+The frustrated gamer. No complaints just what i say a perfect game for me is. Thank you for making a game thats perfect please keep updating devlopers thank

Helpful: 0
parsonaiden241
Recommended | 19 Jun 2026
6.1h played

Well, I think that The Baby in Yellow is the best game in the world. As a matter of fact, I played it for three hours. Three hours! It is so fun. I just keep restarting the game and restarting the game and restarting

Helpful: 0
Hawkwing
Recommended | 28 Jun 2026
4.9h played

I was very, very suprised by how much I liked this. A goofy yet creepy game with lovecraftian elements sprinkled in. Completely unpredictable moment to moment that had me chuckling to myself as I'd throw the Baby in the

Helpful: 2
Helix Seeker
Recommended | 25 Jun 2026
13.4h played

This game needs to peak once again! it is so good and keeps you the whole tie while meeting likeable characters and more. Genuinely so well made.

Helpful: 0
itsduckydev
Recommended | 21 Jun 2026
2.7h played

Perfect Game! It's really fun with easy challenges at the start, but later it will be hard. I beat the Game in 2 days and am waiting for Act 5!

Helpful: 1
antryu7
Recommended | 25 Jun 2026
25.3h played

holy jesus ever since this was jusr=t an unreal engine it looked really cool now ,ook at it its BADASS still the sad part is in act 4 when you have to check the babies they dont show the creepy face anymore and plus

Helpful: 0