Edmund McMillen
The American game designer behind The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy.
Edmund McMillen is an American game designer and artist, born on March 2, 1980, best known for Flash games with unusual art styles. He created The Binding of Isaac (2011) and its 2014 remake Rebirth, as well as the platformer Super Meat Boy (2010).
He grew up in Watsonville, California, in a family of born-again Christians, and spent much of his childhood with his grandmother.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 2 March 1980
- Birthplace
- Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
- Known for
- Super Meat Boy
- The Binding of Isaac (Rebirth)
- The End Is Nigh
- The Legend of Bum-bo
- Mewgenics
- Spouse
- Danielle McMillen (m. 2005)
- Children
- 2
- Occupation
- Video game designer, artist
Facts from the source article.
Background
McMillen calls his grandmother the biggest support of his creative work, and he loved drawing monsters as a child. His childhood shows up in many of his games, most of all in The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.
He started out in independent comics before moving to video games. Besides the Meat Boy games he made Gish, Aether and Coil, and Gish won Game Tunnel's 2004 Adventure Game of the Year.
His later work includes the 2026 turn-based roguelite Mewgenics.
Related in The Binding of Isaac
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Elsewhere in The Binding of Isaac
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