There’s Skate Story, a surreal, trippy skateboarder that was first announced in 2022 and was originally due out last year, before being pushed to 2024 in last year’s aforementioned delay showcase. Another prominent one that many have had their eye on is Baby Steps, a physics-based walking simulator from the makers of Ape Out, QWOP, and Getting Over It. Finally, Free Lives’ roguelike beat ’em up Stick it to the Stickman has also been delayed. 

Given that we’re at the very tail end of the year, these delays don’t necessarily come as a surprise. Specific release dates haven’t yet been revealed for any of the three games. Hopefully, they will be able to meet their newly announced launch windows, but you can never really count against delays where game development is concerned. 

Baby Steps puts players into the shoes of Nate as he finds himself transported to a mysterious place. Players will have to hike the game’s mountains and explore its fields with a unique control scheme that has them placing each individual footstep by themself.

The game features fully-simulated physics-based walking, a dynamic soundtrack that changes depending on the situation players will find themselves in, and a lengthy trek up a mountain that can be explored at the player’s own pace. The game’s soundtrack is built out of over 420 beats and vibes.

The development team behind Baby Steps has quite a bit of pedigree, such as Ape Out developer Maxi Boch, and Bennett Foddy, who is known for his work on Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy and QWOP.