The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Nicalis and Edmund McMillen's 2014 remake of the original Flash game, with four expansions.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a 2014 roguelike action-adventure game designed by Edmund McMillen and developed and published by Nicalis. It first came out in November 2014 for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, and later reached Xbox, Nintendo consoles and iOS.

It remakes the 2011 Flash game The Binding of Isaac in a more capable engine, which let the team add a great deal of new content.

Quick Facts

Developer: Nicalis
Genre: Roguelike, action-adventure
Modes: Single-player, multiplayer
Designer: Edmund McMillen
Composer: Ridiculon

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Background

As in the original, the story draws on the biblical tale and on McMillen's religious upbringing. Isaac's mother, sure she is doing God's work, takes everything from him and shuts him in his room, and when she comes to kill him he flees to the basement.

Players fight through random roguelike dungeons using Isaac's tears as projectiles. Collected items change his look, stats and abilities and can stack into powerful combinations.

Rebirth received four expansions: Afterbirth (2015), Afterbirth+ (2017), Repentance (2021) and Repentance+ (2024). Afterbirth+ also added support for user-made content.

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