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The Binding of Isaac

by Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl

  • Released Sep 28, 2011
  • $4.99
  • 9 h to beat
  • Mac
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)

95%positive reviews

59,644 positive3,405 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Endless replayability with many items and runs

  • Dark humour and a distinctive, controversial theme

Cons

  • Feels outdated to some players

Mixed

  • Some call it one of the best indie games, others find it addictive but hard to recommend

Media

Trailer (YouTube)

DLC, expansions and more

Remakes (1)

System requirements

OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7

Processor: 2.5 GHz

Memory: 1GB

Hard Disk Space: 50MB

Video Card: Direct X9.0c Compatible Card

DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c

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The Binding of Isaac 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…

Ratings

  • 79IGDB players436 ratings
  • 84Critics2 reviews
  • 81Overall438 scores

Time to beat

  • 9 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 167 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 116.8 hCompletionist100%

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