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''Baldi's Basics'' was created by Micah McGonigal as an entry in the 2018 Meta-[[Game jam|GameJam]] released at March 31, on [[Itch.io]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Faribeault |first=Francois |date=2022-10-13 |title=Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning, le jeu qui mélange éducation et horreur |trans-title=Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning, the game that mixes education and horror |url=https://www.konbini.com/techno/baldis-basics-in-education-and-learning-le-jeu-qui-melange-education-et-horreur/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830062323/https://www.konbini.com/techno/baldis-basics-in-education-and-learning-le-jeu-qui-melange-education-et-horreur/ |archive-date=2023-08-30 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Konbini |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="comedy">{{cite book |last=Zarzycka |first=Agata |editor-last1=Giappone |editor-first1=Krista Bonello Rutter |editor-last2=Majkowski |editor-first2=Tomasz Z. |editor-last3=Švelch |editor-first3=Jaroslav |title=Video Games and Comedy |chapter=Ridiculing the Player: Live-Action Visualisations of Game Experience in YouTube Parody Videos as an Ambivalent Strategy of Self-Fashioning |series=Palgrave Studies in Comedy |date=2022 |pages=226–230 |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-88338-6_11 |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|isbn=978-3-030-88337-9 }}</ref><ref name=":3" /> where it placed in second.<ref name=":4" /> In interviews, McGonigal cited the 1996 video game ''Sonic's Schoolhouse'' as his main inspiration. While he never played it, he chose it due to unsettling [[Visual arts|visuals]] of the game, with its poor and inconsistent blend of [[3D computer graphics|3D]] and [[2D video game|2D]] elements.<ref>{{cite news |last=Couture |first=Joel |title=How ''Baldie's Basics'' taps into the real horror of '90s edutainment |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/324042/How_Baldis_Basics_taps_into_the_real_horror_of_90s_edutainment.php |date=August 13, 2018 |website=[[Gamasutra]] |access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503073544/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/324042/How_Baldis_Basics_taps_into_the_real_horror_of_90s_edutainment.php |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cameron |first=Phill |date=2018-08-13 |title=How Baldi's Basics taps into the real horror of '90s edutainment |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-i-baldi-s-basics-i-taps-into-the-real-horror-of-90s-edutainment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827113714/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-i-baldi-s-basics-i-taps-into-the-real-horror-of-90s-edutainment |archive-date=2021-08-27 |access-date=2025-07-27 |work=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]]}}</ref> Music for the game was produced using [[MIDI]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Kurosawa |first=Yuki |date=2020-06-13 |title=サイコ90年代教育ゲーム風ホラー『Baldi's Basics Plus』Steamなどで早期アクセス配信開始。インターネット老人会を恐怖させるローポリ教師との鬼ごっこ |trans-title=Psychological 90s educational horror game "Baldi's Basics Plus" now available on Steam and other platforms. A low-poly teacher terrorizes the internet senior citizens' club. |url=https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20200613-127215/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614155700/https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20200613-127215/ |archive-date=2020-06-14 |access-date=2025-08-02 |work=Automaton.com |language=Japanese}}</ref>

{{Video game timeline|2020="Baldi's Basics Plus" <br/> ([[Steam (service)]], [[Itch.io]], and [[Game Jolt]])|2022="Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered" <br/> (Steam, Itch.io, and Game Jolt)|2018a="Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning" <br/> ([[Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Linux]])|2018b="Baldi's Basics: Field Trip" (demo)|2019a="Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash"|2019b="Baldi's Basics Classic" ([[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]])}}Following the game's popularity online and now that McGonigal was considering a job as a [[video game developer]] viable,<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Truong |first=Momoka |date=2018-07-25 |title=Baldi's Basics becoming a larger, more complete game through Kickstarter campaign |url=https://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/baldis-basics-developer-launches-kickstarter-to-crowdfund-a-larger-version-of-the-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023936/https://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/baldis-basics-developer-launches-kickstarter-to-crowdfund-a-larger-version-of-the-game/ |archive-date=2020-11-09 |access-date=2025-08-03 |work=Rely on Horror}}</ref> he launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign on July 24, 2018, where he announced that a "full game," titled ''Baldi's Basics Plus'', would be released by August 23 with a funding goal of {{USD|50,000|link=y}}.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Deogracias |first=Elisha |date=2018-07-26 |title=No running in the halls! Baldi's Basics gets a Kickstarter campaign, aims for full release next year |url=https://gamingtrend.com/news/no-running-in-the-halls-baldis-basics-gets-a-kickstarter-campaign-aims-for-full-release-next-year/ |website=Gaming Trend |access-date=2025-07-30}}</ref> Alongside a demo titled ''Baldi's Basics: Field Trip'',<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Keoni |date=2018-07-25 |title=Baldi's Basics is becoming a full game and a brand new demo for it is out now. |url=https://kotaku.com/baldi-s-basics-is-becoming-a-full-game-and-a-brand-new-1827862293 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726115125/https://kotaku.com/baldi-s-basics-is-becoming-a-full-game-and-a-brand-new-1827862293 |archive-date=2018-07-26 |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=[[Kotaku]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=AFP Relaxnews |date=2018-08-08 |title=Weekly PC download charts: 'No Man's Sky', 'Monster Hunter: World' depose 'PUBG' |url=https://technology.inquirer.net/78305/weekly-pc-download-charts-no-mans-sky-monster-hunter-world-depose-pubg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729182810/https://technology.inquirer.net/78305/weekly-pc-download-charts-no-mans-sky-monster-hunter-world-depose-pubg |archive-date=2025-07-29 |access-date=2025-07-31 |work=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}</ref> which is set in a [[field trip]] in the middle of a forest; Baldi tasks the player with keeping a campfire going by searching for firewood before a timer runs out. Failing results in Baldi chasing the player; a [[game over]] follows suit.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Keoni |date=2018-07-25 |title=Baldi's Basics is Becoming a Full Game |url=https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/07/25/baldis-basics-is-becoming-a-full-game |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503073555/https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/07/25/baldis-basics-is-becoming-a-full-game |archive-date=2019-05-03 |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=[[Kotaku]] UK |language=en-US}}</ref> The campaign succeeded, surpassing over half of its initial goal, by August 3.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deogracias |first=Elisha |date=2018-08-03 |title=You call hamburgers steamed hams — Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning creator on development, burgers |url=https://gamingtrend.com/interviews/you-call-hamburgers-steamed-hams-baldis-basics-in-education-and-learning-creator-on-development-burgers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709055159/https://gamingtrend.com/interviews/you-call-hamburgers-steamed-hams-baldis-basics-in-education-and-learning-creator-on-development-burgers/ |archive-date=2025-07-09 |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=Gaming Trend |language=en}}</ref>

On April 1, 2019, for the first anniversary of the game, a birthday-themed version titled ''Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash'' was released. It added randomly-chosen items, two of which introduced in this version, as well as birthday decorations and costumes for the characters.<ref name="inquirer" /> Later that same year, the original game was ported to [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] under the name ''Baldi's Basics Classic''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Andre |date=2019-12-30 |title=Basically Games veröffentlicht Baldi's Basics Classic |trans-title=Basically Games publishes Baldi's Basics Classic |url=https://www.pixel-magazin.de/basically-games-veroeffentlicht-baldis-basics-classic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830062338/https://www.pixel-magazin.de/basically-games-veroeffentlicht-baldis-basics-classic/ |archive-date=2023-08-30 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=[[Pixel (magazine)|Pixel]] |language=de-DE}}</ref><ref name="pocket" /> With a planned release date of December 2019,<ref name=":2" /> which later became early 2020,<ref name="pocket" /> ''Baldi's Basics Plus'' was eventually released as an [[early access]] title in June 12 2020 on [[Steam (service)|Steam]], Itch.io, and [[Game Jolt]].<ref name=":7" /> [[Teaser trailer|Teased]] in April 2021, ''Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered'' was released in October 21, 2022, also for [[Steam (service)|Steam]], Itch.io, and [[Game Jolt]]. The game [[Remaster|remakes]] both the original and the ''Birthday Bash'', and adds a mode that blends elements from the original with ''Baldi's Basics Plus''.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-24 |title="Basically Games Announces Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered is Available now, October 21, With a New Trailer" |url=https://www.gamespress.com/en-US/Basically-Games-Announces-Baldis-Basics-Classic-Remastered-is-Availabl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028005244/https://www.gamespress.com/en-US/Basically-Games-Announces-Baldis-Basics-Classic-Remastered-is-Availabl |archive-date=2022-10-28 |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=Games Press}}</ref>