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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

11 years ago

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a procedurally built action roguelike by Nicalis and Edmund McMillen. Randomly generated rooms, hundreds of items, combinable effects, unlockables and local co-op options make for highly varied runs.

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Developer
Edmund McMillen, Nicalis, Inc.
Publisher
Nicalis, Inc.
Genre
Action, Indie, Roguelike
Game modes
2 Spieler Lokal, 4 Spieler Lokal, Couch-Koop, Singleplayer
Game series
The Binding of Isaac
Also known as
The Binding of Isaac Rebirth, Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Steam user reviews
97 % positive · 457,862 reviews
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What is The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth?

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a procedurally generated action roguelike by Nicalis and Edmund McMillen. Randomly arranged rooms, items with combinable effects, unlocks and various playable characters make for constantly changing runs.

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Release

11 years ago

Rebirth was released on November 4, 2014 for PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The Xbox One version followed on July 24, 2015. In Europe, Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS were released on October 29, 2015; iOS followed in January 2017.

On Xbox Series X|S, the Xbox One version is playable via backward compatibility. This is not an additional native Xbox Series release of the base Rebirth game.

  1. PC, PS4, PS Vita

    Release of the original Rebirth versions.

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  2. Xbox One

    Native Xbox One version releases.

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  3. Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS

    European Nintendo versions release.

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  4. PC

    Afterbirth releases as a major expansion.

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  5. PC

    Afterbirth+ releases.

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  6. iOS

    Native iOS version releases.

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  7. PC

    Repentance releases.

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Platforms

Native versions exist for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS and iOS. The New 3DS version is specifically designed for the newer 3DS hardware family.

Later complete editions such as Afterbirth+ on Switch or Repentance on PS5 and Xbox Series are separate products, not additional native versions of the base Rebirth game.

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Gameplay

Each run assembles rooms, enemies, bosses and rewards anew. Items you find change Isaac's stats and attacks and can combine into very powerful or unusual combinations.

Rebirth includes numerous playable characters, challenges, special seeds and permanently unlockable content. Your progress expands the pool of possible encounters and items for later runs.

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DLCs and expansions

Rebirth was expanded through several major expansions. Afterbirth was released on Steam on October 30, 2015 and adds Greed Mode, new areas, challenges, items and enemies, among other things. Afterbirth+ followed on January 3, 2017 with more content and developer and modding tools.

Repentance was released on Steam on March 31, 2021. The expansion adds an alternative path, new chapters, numerous additional items, enemies, bosses, characters and thousands of room variants, and requires the previous expansions for the full PC version.

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System requirements

Steam lists for the Windows version at least a Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB RAM, a dedicated graphics card and 449 MB free storage. Recommended are a quad-core processor at 2.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM and a graphics unit on the level of an Intel HD Graphics 4000, Radeon HD 4650 or GeForce 2xx series.

The historical game requirements should be distinguished from the current minimum requirements of the Steam client.

The details apply to PC (Windows).

Minimum

Processor
Core 2 Duo
RAM
2 GB RAM
Graphics
Dedicated graphics card
Speicher
449 MB available

Recommended

Processor
Quad Core 2.4 GHz
RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 4000, AMD Radeon HD 4650, NVIDIA GeForce 2xx or better
Speicher
449 MB available

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Co-op, seeds and repeatable runs

Rebirth supports local co-op. In addition, runs can be reproduced using special seed codes, allowing certain random starting layouts to be replayed or shared.

The expansions build on this structure further. As a result, feature scope and co-op options differ depending on the installed version and expansion status.

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Game series

Rebirth was developed by Nicalis together with series creator Edmund McMillen and published by Nicalis. The game is a technically and content-wise greatly expanded remake of the original The Binding of Isaac.

A new engine, new pixel art, a new soundtrack by Ridiculon and numerous reworked systems form the basis for the later expansions Afterbirth, Afterbirth+ and Repentance.

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