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The Baby In Yellow

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?

Released May 25, 2023 Developer Team Terrible Platforms Windows Early AccessStory RichExplorationPuzzleDark Comedy
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.3%positive1,347 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“i love throwing the baby around like a basketball”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 14:03 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

62playing at last check
6524-hour peak
243all-time peak
0 50 100 2024 2025 2026 70 avg · Dec 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

38achievements
15.4%median completion
1.8%rarest: Spam Fan
86.1% of players 70.4% of players 54.9% of players 45.7% of players 37.5% of players 35.3% of players 29.9% of players 28.3% of players 26.1% of players 26.0% of players 25.5% of players 25.5% of players 24.9% of players 23.0% of players 22.6% of players 18.1% of players 17.8% of players 17.1% of players 16.1% of players 15.4% of players 15.2% of players 14.4% of players 13.2% of players 13.2% of players 12.4% of players 9.8% of players 9.3% of players 8.6% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 7.1% of players 5.7% of players 4.1% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 86.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.1%The Sheep Stepped Forth — Hidden achievement
70.4%The Tiny Rabbit Hopped — Hidden achievement
54.9%The Cat Watched On — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Spam Fan — Read every email in Crown Childcare
1.9%Forbidden Hat — Hidden achievement
2.1%Data Recovery — Find all the floppy disks

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$8.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US8.99 USD
EU8.79 EUR
UK7.49 GBP
Australia13.19 AUD
Canada11.79 CAD
Japan1,000 JPY
Brazil29.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2026
☀️30% OFF - Steam Summer Sale☀️

Greetings, sitters! 👋 Wanna beat the heat this summer? The Baby in Yellow is guaranteed to give you the perfect amount of chills. Grab The Baby in Yellow for 30% OFF in the Steam Summer Sale now! 👶

Jun 08, 2026
🛠️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

Apr 23, 2026
🐑'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

Jan 30, 2026
🎶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

Dec 18, 2025
☃️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 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Story Rich · Exploration · Puzzle · Dark Comedy · Horror · Lovecraftian · Funny · Psychological Horror · Physics · Surreal · Dark Humor (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Filipino, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Spanish - Latin America *
Achievements38
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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