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The Binding of Isaac is a action roguelike, rogue-like and indie game developed by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl and published by Edmund McMillen.
Released on September 28th 2011 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 60,379 reviews of which 57,299 were positive and 3,080 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Binding of Isaac into these genres:

Action Roguelike Rogue-like Indie Replay Value Difficult Procedural Generation Dark Action Top-Down Great Soundtrack Addictive Singleplayer Adventure Rogue-lite 2D Dungeon Crawler Survival RPG Perma Death Bullet Hell

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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
MacOS
  • OS: OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.
  • Processor: Intel Mac 2.5 GHz
  • Memory: 1GB
  • Hard Disk Space: 50MB

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April 2025
They should add some more DLC to the game, like one you are reborn, then another where you play with your afterbirth, then you play with your afterbirth again, probably one where you repent, and then an online one where you repent online.
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Nov. 2024
The original Flash Isaac is a very challenging game yet a great game nonetheless. If you've never played this game you should definitely give TBoI Rebirth or Afterbirth a try, (they're much easier than this original game, look better, and play better too.) That isn't to say this first game is bad it's quite the opposite. It's just I personally have what we call in the biz' a "skill issue" so I suck at this game, that won't subtract points though as I recognize how well made, challenging, and fun this game is. Would recommend : 10 crying babies out of 10
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Sept. 2024
Ok its is super good and fun and re-playable. The thing is rebirth is so much better. If you want to get a little taste of issac try this game only 4 dollars. if you do enjoy it play rebirth. I have rebirth on xbox and its tons of fun. Check out both of them. Binding of Issac is AWESOME. (Prob No One Would Read This Comment NGL)
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Aug. 2024
I can only recommend this game to fans of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth that have already completed 100% of the game with the DLCs and want to experience the original. The original Isaac has fewer synergies, more game-breaking bugs, and it's more unfair altogether. I'm a huge fan of Edmund's games, so I still enjoyed it, but those with less patience who do not feel nostalgic over it will definitely see it as an inferior version.
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June 2024
Excluding the fact BOI:rebirth has been out for years, this game was incredible for the time it was out. A pioneer in the rogue-like genre and it delivered massively for what it was. Such a huge variety in enemies, items, characters, and floors. Putting in over 300 hours was seamless, and that is low compared to many others. If you enjoy rebirth and all Its DLCs, playing this game to see where it all started is a must.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Binding of Isaac is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Binding of Isaac is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

The Binding of Isaac received 57,299 positive votes out of a total of 60,379 achieving an impressive rating of 9.33.
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The Binding of Isaac was developed by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl and published by Edmund McMillen.

The Binding of Isaac is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Binding of Isaac is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Binding of Isaac is not playable on Linux.

The Binding of Isaac is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for The Binding of Isaac. Explore additional content available for The Binding of Isaac on Steam.

The Binding of Isaac does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Binding of Isaac does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Binding of Isaac is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The Binding of Isaac
4.99€ 11.97€
9.3
57,299
3,080
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Developer
Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl
Publisher
Edmund McMillen
Release 28 Sep 2011
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