The Binding of Isaac

Developer(s)

Florian Himsl, Edmund McMillen

Publisher(s)

Edmund McMillen

Genre(s)

Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie

Platform(s)

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Keywords

non-player character, summoning support, instant kill, hidden character, shopping, unlockables, treasure chest, cameo appearance, female antagonist, nudity, wasd movement, robots, death, black market, challenges, transforming boss, extreme violence, procedural generation, easter egg, monsters, white noise, based on - book, original soundtrack release, self-referential humor, roguelite, single-player only, evolving title screen, cross-dressing, action-adventure, consolation achievements, voice acting, revenge, young protagonist, multiple endings, slot machine, bats, status effects, drugs, ghosts, spider, steam achievements, game with chapters, a.i. companion, vision obstruction, bullet hell, anthropomorphism, poisoning, downloadable content, giant insects, traps, wizards, boss assistance, silent protagonist, single-screen level, flash game origin, christianity, swarming enemies, point of no return, bow and arrow, melee, gambling, difficulty level, darkness, hidden room, optional boss, foreshadowing, movie reference, pop culture reference, trail of death, steam, descendants of other characters, secret area, murder, worm, steam play, vampirism, male protagonist, dice, gods, air strike, bloody, roguelike, horse, dungeon crawler, achievements, multiple protagonists, suicide, resized enemy, video game characters that play video games, super speed, fake glitch, explosion, steam trading cards, ouija board, teleportation, ambient music, cat, upgradeable weapons, severed limbs, multi-phase boss, internet culture reference, playing cards, protagonist's name in the title, humble bundle, aggressive door-opening, retail games with steam activation, temporary invincibility, distaff counterpart, multiple enemy boss fights, passive ability, conga line party, magic, valuable garbage, flashback, religion, bird, boss fight, developer cameo, digital distribution, context sensitive, deliberately retro, alternate costumes, child protagonist, permadeath, monsters that look suspiciously like genitalia, throwing weapons, destructible environment, infinite ammo