Babbdi

Babbdi is a 2022 adventure game developed by Sirius and Léonard Lemaitre and published by Lemaitre Bros. It is freeware.

Gameplay
Players attempt to escape a city full of brutalist architecture. It is a platform game set in an open world. As players explore, they can chat with the residents and collect items.

Development
The Lemaitre Bros released Babbdi on December 22, 2022.

Reception
The Guardian likened it to the kinds of games found on PlayStation demo disks and called it "targeted relief from 2023's anxieties". Der Standard called it weird and entertaining. PC Gamer praised the platforming elements and level design. They said it is disconcerting but not a horror game, and they recommended it to fans of melancholy indie games. Rock Paper Shotgun compared it to Bernband and Off-Peak. They said it is a "weird, unpleasant place" that is fun to explore, and identified it is one of their favorite games of 2023.