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The Baby In Yellow
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
46 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I really liked The Baby in Yellow—but I’ll be honest, going into it, I had questions. Like… it’s a babysitting game. How are you supposed to make that scary? Well. They figured it out. The game starts off feeling pretty…”
“I really like this game defently top 5 horror games i know the horror is amazing the puzzels not too easy or hard every chapter is so amazing and im really exsited for the last chapter”
“Baby in yellow is not my favorite game but it is fun and immersive to play. I'm looking forward to see the completed product!”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Story rich,perfectly optimized,good effects and graphics,fun puzzels,amazing soundtracks”
“The lore is amazing, and good details. I love it and suggest it”
“I loved how many chases, puzzles, and jumpscares there were. Another thing i loved about it is that theres a big story in the end. Can't wait for Act 5! But overall, a very fun game.”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This was a really fun play, I enjoyed the jumpscares and the little added details. It's a short game, but totally worth the time spent.”
“this game is very good and is worth of cent and would recommend this game for horror fans of any game.”
“korkunç ama eğlenceli almaya değer”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Story rich,perfectly optimized,good effects and graphics,fun puzzels,amazing soundtracks”
“movements and graphics are amazing! we neeeeeeeeed more updates!”
“A Genuinely Fun and Interesting Horror Game, The Puzzle Sections of the game are fun, Great Story, Great Visuals, Only issue i have is when the baby starts being a demon and throwing toys at you on night 3 the graphics…”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“The game is definitely 10/10 for me i have finished all chapters and cant wait for chapter 5 the chapters are very replayable as well”
“This a very fun game and i dare you to get every achievement if you haven't already”
“THIS GAME IS REALLY FUN, i have played it about 100million times, would totally recommend”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Not a bad game about babysitters and a spawn of hell (a child). The game itself is short. I finished it in a couple of hours. There's not much to say about it, but at the moment in Chapter 4 where you have to put…”
“Played the whole game from act 1 to act 4 in 1hr /1 day”
“This was a really fun play, I enjoyed the jumpscares and the little added details. It's a short game, but totally worth the time spent.”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Starts strong with amazing king in yellow references, then starts to go downhill after the cat, finally ending in bugged out unsolvable puzzles. Maybe save your money on the game, but DO read the king in yellow!”
“This game was recommended to me and I can say that the "first part" of the game is good. But then it's extended unnecessarily when you get to the child care place. They could've made that part shorter imo. I sadly…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Fun to play, and the style is so aesthetic. Not just a game, but a work of art.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“The Baby in Yellow is 1000% worth spending 9$ on if you enjoy horror games. It's surprisingly got a deep lore for how generic the game looks, and pretty darn good voice acting. The puzzles were engaging but not difficult at all, and it had about 4-5 hours of gameplay which is…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“i love throwing the baby around like a basketball”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
☀️30% OFF - Steam Summer Sale☀️
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🛠️Patch, Bug Fixes, & More🛠️
Greetings, sitters! 👋We've released our newest engine/stability patch. In this patch, we've squashed a variety of pesky bugs and upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.7.4.As always, we'd like to thank you for y
🐑'Design a Sitter' Competition🐑
📣 It's competition time! As we all know, the player character in The Baby in Yellow doesn't have an appearance. So, we'd like to encourage everyone to let their imaginations run wild and design their
🎶Study With The Doctor - Baby in Yellow Lofi🎶
Greetings, sitters! 📖 The new year is here, and it's time to pick up those textbooks once more, write that report and get back into the swing of things! Getting into the productive mindset can be toug
☃️20% OFF - Steam Winter Sale☃️
Greetings, sitters! Want to give the gift of terror this holiday season? The Baby in Yellow is now 20% off in the Steam Winter Sale! So if you, or a friend, were waiting to try out the brand new act,
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Story Rich · Exploration · Puzzle · Dark Comedy · Horror · Lovecraftian · Funny · Psychological Horror · Physics · Surreal · Dark Humor (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Filipino, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 38 |
| Official site | https://www.teamterriblegames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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