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The Binding of Isaac

Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Review95.14%  55564  2840
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
DeveloperEdmund McMillen, Florian Himsl
PublisherEdmund McMillen
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Family Sharing
Release dateSep 28, 2011
Supported OSWindowsmacOS
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration

This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually

In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish*
*languages with full audio support
Required age

0

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    Game tags
    Action Roguelike2348Roguelike2271Indie1951Replay Value1330Difficult1311Procedural Generation950Dark917Action894Top-Down717Great Soundtrack705Addictive641Singleplayer632Adventure546Roguelite4822D410Dungeon Crawler403Survival384RPG379Perma Death348Bullet Hell323

    Last update: 2024-06-29 (General data), 2024-06-29 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-06-28 (Review data)

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