Action · September 28, 2011

The Binding of Isaac (2011)

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When Isaac’s mother starts hearing the voice of God demanding a sacrifice be made to prove her faith, Isaac escapes into the basement facing droves of deranged enemies, lost brothers and sisters, his fears, and eventually his mother. 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 and fight his way to safety. Key features: Randomly generated dungeons, items enemies and bosses, you never play the same game twice. Over 100 unique items that not only give you powers but visually change your character. 50+ enemy types each with the ability to become 'special' making them extra deadly but they also drop better loot. Over 20 bosses. 4 full chapters spanning 8 levels 3+ unlockable classes Multiple endings Tons of unlockable items, enemies, bosses and more.

Action releases from 2011

54 Action titles launched in 2011 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume60.4k Steam reviewsTop 10% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 77 — top 22% of Action titles
Concurrent peak213 playersTop 24% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours25 h averageTop 19% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action Roguelike · 2.4k
  • Rogue-like · 2.3k
  • Indie · 2.0k
  • Replay Value · 1.3k
  • Difficult · 1.3k
  • Procedural Generation · 952
  • Dark · 926
  • Action · 895
  • Top-Down · 719
  • Great Soundtrack · 710
  • Addictive · 647
  • Singleplayer · 641
  • Adventure · 546
  • Rogue-lite · 486
  • 2D · 415

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 60.4k reviews

57.4k positive · 3.0k negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.3/10

Curator recommendations

47.8k

Peak concurrent players

213

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

25h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

99

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 28, 2011
DeveloperEdmund McMillen, Florian Himsl
PublisherEdmund McMillen
Base price$1.64 -67%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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