Five minutes. It only took me five minutes of my hour-long demo to become beguiled by the world of Baby Steps and see the promise of what developers Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, and Bennett Foddy ...

At first, I couldn’t take more than a few steps before falling flat on my face, which, to be fair, was often hilarious. The physics makes the wipeouts in Baby Steps entertaining to watch.

When I sat down to play Baby Steps with co-creators Bennet Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, and Maxi Boch at GDC last week, I was more anxious than usual. It’s always a bit nerve-wracking to play a game in ...