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Is The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Hard? Difficulty Rating 7.6/10 | HDII

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

DLC (2015)

DIFFICULTY

7.6/10

Quite Difficult

(13 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Players rate The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth as clearly challenging, with mechanics and encounters that demand patience and consistency.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players often find this game difficult because of several demanding mechanics:

Failed runs reset progress and require starting over
Randomisation increases the need to adapt each run
Inconsistent execution is punished more heavily than in linear games
Fast reaction speed is required, especially in later stages

Who Will Find It Difficult

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth will push beginners and may still frustrate experienced players in certain sections. Players comfortable with similarly demanding games will have the best time here. Players who rated games like Returnal, Dark Souls II, and Rogue Legacy 2 at a similar challenge level may find The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth broadly comparable in difficulty.

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13 ratings

avg: 7.6

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Based on 13 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 7.6/10. Most players rated this game between 7 and 9.

Developer(s)

Edmund McMillen, Nicalis, Inc.

Publisher(s)

Nicalis, Inc.

Genre(s)

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

Platform(s)

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac

Keywords

monsters, roguelite, multiple endings, roguelike, multiple protagonists, religion, child protagonist

About The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is the massively updated expansion to 2014's roguelike of the year, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Following Isaac one more time 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.

Users also rated

Players who rated The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth also rated the games shown below, with Returnal (7.6), Dark Souls II (7.6), and Rogue Legacy 2 (7.5) being most similar in difficulty!

How Hard Is The Binding of Isaac?

6/27/2026

The Binding of Isaac sits at 7.11 in HDII player votes, and the franchise has only gotten harder since. By Repentance it climbs to 8.32, where not one player rated it below a 7.

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