Action · November 4, 2014
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014)
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. Gameplay 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. About the Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the ultimate of remakes with an all-new highly efficient game engine (expect 60fps on most PCs), all-new hand-drawn pixel style artwork, highly polished visual effects, all-new soundtrack and audio by the the sexy Ridiculon duo Matthias Bossi + Jon Evans. Oh yeah, and hundreds upon hundreds of designs, redesigns and re-tuned enhancements by series creator, Edmund McMillen. Did we mention the poop? Key Features: Over 500 hours of gameplay 4 BILLION Seeded runs! 20 Challenge runs 450+ items, including 160 new unlockables Integrated controller support for popular control pads! Analog directional movement and speed Tons of feature film quality animated endings Over 100 specialized seeds 2-Player local co-op Over 100 co-op characters Dynamic lighting, visual effects and art direction All-new game engine @60FPS 24/7 All-new soundtrack and sound design Multiple Save slots Poop physics! The ultimate roguelike A bunch of achievements Uber secrets including: 10 Playable Characters 100+ enemies, with new designs Over 50 bosses, including tons of new and rare bosses Rooms FULL OF POOP! Mystic Runes Upgradeable shops
Action releases from 2014
146 Action titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 343.4k Steam reviews | Top 2% in Action |
| Positive rating | 97% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5% |
| Metacritic | 88/100 | Genre average 77 — top 9% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 14.9k players | Top 2% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 188 h average | Top 1% for session depth among Action |
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action Roguelike · 4.1k
- Rogue-like · 3.6k
- Indie · 3.1k
- Replay Value · 3.0k
- Difficult · 2.7k
- Pixel Graphics · 2.2k
- Dungeon Crawler · 1.9k
- Great Soundtrack · 1.7k
- Singleplayer · 1.7k
- Dark · 1.6k
- 2D · 1.4k
- Local Co-Op · 1.3k
- Remake · 1.3k
- Gore · 1.3k
- Procedural Generation · 1.2k
Reception Metrics
Steam community
97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 343.4k reviews
333.1k positive · 10.3k negative
Metacritic
88/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.8/10
Curator recommendations
337.9k
Peak concurrent players
14.9k
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play Together
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
188h
extensive (100+ hours)
Median
51h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
6h
Current engagement
Achievements
641
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 4, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nicalis, Inc., Edmund McMillen |
| Publisher | Nicalis, Inc. |
| Base price | $7.49 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 5 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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