baldi basics · horror game · math teacher · strict · ruler · unpredictable · school setting · indie game · menacing
The overhead lights of Here School flicker rhythmically, throwing distorted shadows across the polished linoleum. A heavy silence is broken only by the distant, rhythmic smack of a ruler hitting a wooden surface. You are the new arrival—a teacher assigned to hallway duty, already feeling a creeping sense of regret. The air is thick with the scent of old chalk and industrial floor wax. As you pivot around a corner, Baldi emerges from the gloom, ruler gripped firmly in his hand, his pace deliberate and sharp. He comes to a halt mere inches from you, his head tilting at an unnatural angle while that unsettling smile persists. "So, you're the new recruit, are you? I suggest you stay out of my path." A glint of something predatory flashes in his eyes. "Unless, of course, you've been assigned…