Baba is Complete: A 100% Achievements and Level Completion Checklist

Overview

A short guide for obtaining all of the achievements in Baba is You, and checking for 100% level completion.

Introduction

This guide does not offer any solutions to specific levels! You can consult
the switchaboo guide[switchaboo.com], any videos on Youtube, or whatever else you might find from searching around. I can’t guarantee that any of these will be up to date as Hempuli continues to adjust some of the levels with patches.
Only one specific achievement is currently glitched as of version GP (29/03/2019). Hempuli has stated that glitched achievements will be addressed in future patches; for now, that glitch will be noted as such in the guide.
This might sound obvious, but you don’t necessarily have to complete the areas and their corresponding achievements in the order shown! Feel free to come back to specific levels later if you get frustrated.
As of version GX, a 100% complete save file should have a flag from clearing “A Way Out?” the real way, Baba from clearing “The End”, 225 dandelions, and 11 flowers, along with 3 bonuses (represented as +3 on file select, and as orbs in-game).
As of GX, the following levels have been added to the game:

• “Dungeon”, the extra, “unnerfed” variant of” Prison” (Solitary Island)
• “Research Facility” (Solitary Island)
• “Lovely House”, a “nerfed” variant of the now-extra level “Skull House” (Deep Forest)
• “Existential Crisis”, the extra variant of “Horror Story” (Rocket Trip)
• “Pillarwork”, the replacement for the now migrated “Fireplace” (Volcanic Cavern)
• “Across”, a recent extra level addition to ???
• “Another Way”, the secret FLAG is LEVEL of Meta
• “Power Generator”, an extra addition, and the third of its series in Meta

There will be major spoilers for the five extra areas after “clearing” the Map. You have been warned!

Changelog

May 04, 2019:

• Added level lists to each area-completed achievement. Now the guide is more true to its name.
• (Finally) shifted Chasm’s achievement between Flower Garden and Volcanic Cavern.
• Some wording changes to just barely accommodate the level lists, particularly in the main areas.

Apr. 22, 2019: Added a quick note about “Ruined Orchard” from patch HC (22/04/2019).
Apr. 20, 2019: Guide up to date with patch GX’s new levels (16/04/2019).
Apr. 12, 2019: Noted Flower Garden’s area clear change via patch GW (11/04/2019).
Apr. 09, 2019: Guide up to date with patch GV (08/04/2019).
Apr. 08, 2019: Guide up to date with patch GU (04/04/2019).
Apr. 02, 2019:

• Adjusted the formatting of level/dandelion counts for each area to enhance readability.
• Added a dandelion count to The Map (Baba is All).
• Miscellaneous changes to wording.

Mar. 31, 2019:

• Guide published. [1:11 AM EDT]
• Corrected a small miscount in the spoiler zone. [11:04 PM EDT]

Baba is Best: Main Areas

This section covers all of the areas you can directly access on the world map (henceforth The Map). After fully completing this section, you should end up with 164 dandelions and 10 flowers along with an orb.

Water Is Sink
Complete the lake.
The Lake is the very first area you can access after clearing some of the initial cluster of levels on The Map (Map-6 or Map-7 at minimum).
The Lake consists of 13 normal levels and 2 extras, for a total of 15 levels.

1. Icy Waters
2. Turns
3. Affection
4. Pillar Yard
5. Brick Wall
6. Lock
7. Novice Locksmith
8. Locked In
9. Changeless
10. Two Doors
11. Jelly Throne
12. Crab Storage
13. Burglary
14. Extra 1: Submerged Ruins
15. Extra 2: Sunken Temple

Cog Is Push
Complete the solitary isle.
Solitary Island is the second area unlocked after clearing 8 levels from The Lake.
Solitary Island consists of Poem, the area’s 0th level; 12 normal levels, and 5 extras, for a total of 18 levels.

• 0: Poem

1. Float
2. Warm River
3. Bridge Building
4. Bridge Building?
5. Victory Spring
6. Research Facility
7. Assembly Team
8. Tiny Pond
9. Catch the Thief!
10. Wireless Connection
11. Prison
12. Evaporating River
13. Extra 1: Boiling River
14. Extra 2: …Bridges?
15. Extra 3: Tiny Isle
16. Extra 4: Dim Signal
17. Extra 5: Dungeon

Box Has Key
Complete the ruins.
Temple Ruins is unlocked with Forest of Fall after clearing 8 levels from Solitary Island.
Temple Ruins consists of 9 normal levels and 1 extra, for a total of 10 levels.

1. Fragility
2. Tunnel Vision
3. A Present for You
4. Unreachable Shores
5. But Where’s the Key
6. Love is Out There
7. Perilous Gang
8. Double Moat
9. Walls of Gold
10. Extra 1: Further Fields

Leaf Is Move
Complete the forest of fall.
Forest of Fall is unlocked with Temple Ruins after clearing 8 levels from Solitary Island.
Forest of Fall consists of 12 numbered levels, 5 lettered levels from A to E, and 3 extras, for a total of 20 levels.

1. Hop
2. Grand Stream
3. Rocky Road
4. Telephone
5. Haunt
6. Crate Square
7. Ghost Friend
8. Ghost Guard
9. Leaf Chamber
10. Not There
11. Catch
12. Dead End
13. A: Literacy
14. B: Broken Playground
15. C: Fetching
16. D: Scenic Pond
17. E: Skeletal Door
18. Extra 1: Jump
19. Extra 2: Even Less There
20. Extra 3: Deep Pool

Tree Is Shift
Complete the forest.
Deep Forest is unlocked with Rocket Trip and Flower Garden after clearing 6 levels from Temple Ruins.
Deep Forest consists of 14 numbered levels, 5 lettered levels from A to E, and 2 extras, for a total of 21 levels.

1. Renovating
2. Toolshed
3. Keep Out!
4. Baba Doesn’t Respond
5. Patrol
6. Canyon
7. Concrete Goals
8. Victory in the Open
9. Moving Floor
10. Lovely House
11. Supermarket
12. Lock the Door
13. Factory
14. Tiny Pasture
15. A: Nearly
16. B: Not Quite
17. C: Passing Through
18. D: Salvage
19. E: Insulation
20. Extra 1: Crumbling Floor
21. Extra 2: Skull House

Rocket Is Dust
Complete the space area.
Rocket Trip is unlocked with Deep Forest and Flower Garden after clearing 6 levels from Temple Ruins.
Rocket Trip consists of 13 normal levels and 2 extras, for a total of 15 levels.

1. Empty
2. Lonely Flag
3. Babas are You
4. Please Hold My Key
5. Horror Story
6. Aiming High
7. Trio
8. Bottleneck
9. Platformer
10. The Pit
11. Heavy Words
12. Guardians
13. Sky Hold
14. Extra 1: Existential Crisis
15. Extra 2: Heavy Cloud

Hedge Is Stop
Complete the garden.
Flower Garden is unlocked with Deep Forest and Rocket Trip after clearing 6 levels from Temple Ruins. Flower Garden consists of 10 normal levels and 2 extras, for a total of 12 levels.

1. Condition
2. Thicket
3. Sorting Facility
4. Relaxing Spot
5. Maritime Adventures
6. Ruined Orchard
7. Blockade
8. Jaywalkers United
9. Overgrowth
10. Adventurers
11. Extra 1: Secret Garden
12. Extra 2: Out at Sea

Baba Is More
Complete the abstract area.
Chasm is unlocked after clearing 9 levels from Deep Forest.
As the only main area without a numbered level series, Chasm consists of 9 lettered levels from A to I and 7 extras, for a total of 16 levels.

• A: Rocky Prison
• B: Siege
• C: Elusive Condition
• D: Treasury
• E: Looking for a Heart
• F: Lava Flood
• G: Entropy
• H: Floodgates
• I: Lonely Sight
• Extra 1: Metacognition
• Extra 2: Multitool
• Extra 3: Broken
• Extra 4: Alley
• Extra 5: Keke and the Star
• Extra 6: Visiting Baba
• Extra 7: Automated Doors

Lava Is Hot
Complete the cavern.
The gate to Volcanic Cavern appears after clearing 6 levels from Temple Ruins. Unlocking access to the area then requires five flowers from the previous areas; at that point in the game, you would only need two more flowers at maximum.
Volcanic Cavern consists of 14 normal levels and 1 extra, for a total of 15 levels.

1. Tour
2. Peril at Every Turn
3. Pillarwork
4. Mouse Hole
5. Torn Apart
6. Vital Ingredients
7. Backstage
8. The Heist
9. Join the Crew
10. Automaton
11. Trick Door
12. Trapped
13. Tunnel
14. Broken Expectations
15. Extra 1: Coronation

Bird Is Float
Complete the mountain.
Mountaintop is tenth area on The Map. It’s typically the last map area unlocked as it requires clearing 9 levels from Volcanic Cavern.
Mountaintop consists of 8 normal levels and 1 extra, for a total of 9 levels.

1. Shuffle
2. Love at First Sight
3. Solitude
4. What is Baba?
5. Connector
6. Floaty Platforms
7. Seeking Acceptance
8. Tectonic Movements
9. Extra 1: The Floatiest Platforms

Baba Is End
Beat the game.
This achievement requires you to clear A Way Out by making Flag is End. Access to A Way Out requires 3 flowers, thereby requiring a clear from either Temple Ruins or Forest of Fall at minimum.

Orb Is Bonus
(Hidden): Find an orb.
This achievement requires you to find an Orb. The earliest, and easiest one to access is Map-? after transforming Map-9 into Baba; however, ???’s Orb and Meta’s A Prize Well Earned should also work for this achievement.

Baba Is All
Complete the world map.
This achievement requires completion of all ten areas on The Map, levels Map-0 to Map-10, and A Way Out , along with ? and “winning” The Map by moving Map-9’s Baba onto Map-10’s Flag.
As an area in its own right, The Map contains 14 dandelions.

• 0: Baba is You

1. Where do I Go?
2. Now What is This?
3. Out of Reach
4. Still Out of Reach
5. Volcano
6. Off Limits
7. Grass Yard
8. Slideshow
9. Fragile Existence
10. Hostile Environment
11. Finale: A Way Out

Map-?: ?, The Map itself

All is Empty: Spoiler Zone

There will be no spoiler tags from this point onwards to prevent the rest of the guide from resembling a heavily redacted document!

This section covers the other areas that don’t appear on the Map at first.

Not Baba
(Hidden): Complete a secret area.
This achievement requires completing ???, the first hidden area you can access after unlocking the 7 flower gate blocking off Map-8, Map-9, and Map-10.
It is likely that you’ll earn this achievement later than the others: ??? consists of 12 normal levels, 4 extras, and 3 deviously hidden secret levels, for a total of 19 levels.

1. Glitch
2. Error
3. Whoops
4. Mean Fence
5. Scale
6. Parade
7. Turn the Corner
8. VIP Area
9. Tense Atmosphere
10. Tag Team
11. Security Check
12. Ultimate Maze
13. Extra 1: Across
14. Extra 2: Castle Disaster
15. Extra 3: Hazel Den
16. Extra 4: Baba has Keke
17. Secret [Rock]: Huh?
18. Secret [Water]: Getting Together
19. Secret [Orb]: Orb

B A B A
(Hidden): Complete a secret area.
This achievement requires completion of ABC, which is unlocked after clearing ???-5.
ABC consists of 6 normal levels and 1 extra, for a total of 7 levels.
Although ABC is “cleared” after clearing 4 of its levels, this will only yield the 11th, and final flower of the game; clearing the area won’t unlock anything else in the secret areas.

1. Lunar Gallery
2. BA
3. AB
4. Queue
5. Wall
6. Stardrop
7. Extra 1: Meteor Strike

Baba Is Baba
(Hidden): Complete a secret area.
This achievement is currently glitched.
In theory, this achievement only requires the completion of Depths, accessible after making ???-7 into Baba and pushing the map’s rock into the water.
Depths encompasses 5 normal levels, 5 extras revealed and playable only by interacting with the rules in Depths’ map, and clearing its map, for a total of 11 dandelions.
However, this achievement also requires completion of Meta, as it is unlocked after clearing Depths-Extra 5 and is “counted” alongside the rest of Depths for the achievement.

1. Cleaning Service
2. Exercise Hall
3. Crushers
4. Collaborative Effort
5. Living Lands
6. Extra 1: Priority Lane
7. Extra 2: Fireplace
8. Extra 3: Hidden Relic
9. Extra 4: Buried Treasure
10. Extra 5: Endless Corridor
11. Depths

What
(Hidden): Complete a secret area.
This achievement requires completion of Meta, the last “real” area unlocked by clearing Depths-Extra 5.
Meta consists of 15 normal levels, 3 extras, 2 secrets, and clearance of the map itself, for a total of 21 dandelions.

1. Hot Potato
2. Adventure
3. Booby Trap
4. Canister
5. Avalanche
6. One-way Entrance
7. Bramblevine
8. Mutual Feelings
9. Delicate Star
10. Just No
11. Acrobatics
12. The Return of Scenic Pond
13. Breaking and Entering
14. Tangle
15. The Box
16. Extra 1: Hidden Path
17. Extra 2: Triplets
18. Extra 3: Power Generator
19. Secret [Flower]: A Prize Well Earned
20. Secret [Flag]: Another Way
21. Meta

The End
(Hidden): Really beat the game.
Clearing Meta-15 unlocks the Center, the final area of the game. It only consists 2 levels: the 3-Orb gated “Gallery” and “The End”. Clearing “The End” the real way will give you the game’s other ending and this achievement.
As a side note, both levels can be cleared as normal and will yield the game’s last two dandelions.

• Gallery
• The End

Bug Near Baba is Empty: Old Patch Tidbits

Here are bits of outdated information from older patches related to completion and the achievements.

• It’s possible to end up with 4 bonuses due to obtaining a particular bonus twice prior to GK.
• It was possible to have 222 dandelions: 1 extra over the normal total of 221 in GL and GP due to completing Rocket Trip’s “Eye of a Needle” before its removal in GL, then completing the rest of the game as normal. 222 became the normal dandelion count as of GU since “Lovely House” supersedes the level ID that was used by “Eye of a Needle”.
• If you don’t see any of the additional levels or any level numbering changes noted in this section, your game probably isn’t updated, or can’t update; in any case, you should have 217 dandelions after 100% completion from launch, 219 after GK, 221 after GL (excluding the removed “Eye of a Needle”), or 222 after GU.
• Prior to being fixed in GP, “Baba is All” was glitched to require completion of Depths and Meta in addition to its normal requirements, as shortcut portals to both zones appeared on The Map after accessing them for the first time.

• Solitary Island only had 4 extras before “Prison” was split off with “Dungeon” in GK, and 11 numbered levels before the introduction of “Research Facility” in GL.
• Prior to version GK, “Further Fields” used to be the 10th normal level of Temple Ruins before its promotion to the Ruins’ only extra.
• Prior to version GU, “Skull House” used to be the 12th normal level of Deep Forest. It has since been split off as with “Dungeon”, resulting in “Skull House” being the area’s 2nd extra level, while the shift in the numbered level order made “Lovely House” the 10th level.
• Rocket Trip used to have another extra level called “Eye of a Needle”, a near-carbon copy of “Bottleneck” in version GK. It has since been removed in GL, though as noted above, your save file could still account for that level in your dandelions total if “Eye of a Needle” was cleared beforehand.
• “Got All This Stuff Here” was Flower Garden’s 6th normal level prior to patch HC. Per Hempuli, the level was fairly broken and caused a number of crashes. It has since been reworked as “Ruined Orchard”.
• “Coronation” used to be Volcanic Cavern’s 4th normal level before its, well, coronation as the Cavern’s only extra in GL and the subsequent shift in numbered level order.
• “Fireplace” was once the 3rd/4th (depending on patch) level of Volcanic Cavern, before it was moved to Depths. “Pillarwork” has since replaced “Fireplace” as of GV.
• Prior to version GW, 6 levels from Flower Garden had to be cleared to earn its flower. It now requires only 4 levels cleared.

• The lone water tile in ??? used to contain “A Prize Well Earned”, a level containing one of the game’s three bonuses; while Meta’s gold flower had “Getting Together”. As of GL, their positions have swapped.
• Depths-Extra 2 used to contain “Secure Cottage” before it was replaced by “Fireplace” in GV.
• Prior to GL, making FLAG is LEVEL in Meta’s map wouldn’t form a “proper” level block that now leads to Another Way.