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Fleeing his mother’s demand for sacrifice, Isaac enters a shifting basement to fight monsters with tears and collect strange items.
Released 04 Nov 2014
Fight with Tears
Combine Strange Items
Bomb Hidden Rooms
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Developed by Nicalis, Inc., Edmund McMillen · Published by Nicalis, Inc.
After his mother hears a voice demanding a sacrifice, Isaac escapes into the basement. There he faces strange creatures, including familiar figures transformed by his fears.
Explore procedurally generated rooms, dodge enemies, and attack by firing tears. Bombs can clear obstacles, while collected items change Isaac’s abilities and can combine in unexpected ways.
Each run offers new room layouts, enemies, and item choices, with bosses and secrets to discover along the way. Completing goals unlocks additional characters, items, and content for future runs; the game also supports local two-player co-op.
Players often praise the game’s huge range of items and the surprising combinations that make runs feel different. Reviews also value its long-term unlocks and the satisfaction of improving through repeated attempts. Some players find its difficulty and random outcomes frustrating, while others note that learning item effects and mechanics can be difficult without outside help.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 641 |
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| Players | 1–2 |
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| Multiplayer | The store text states the game supports single-player and 2-player local co-op. Steam features include Remote Play Together, which indicates local multiplayer can be played remotely via Steam's streaming feature. User reviews also mention local co-op and refer to a later proper co-op mode, but the provided official text does not state native online multiplayer or PvP. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The provided text does not mention mods affecting multiplayer. A review mentions a modding community, but gives no multiplayer-specific details. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 5 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
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