The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth ▶ Trailer
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ActionAction RoguelikeRoguelikeIndieReplay ValueDifficult

27,995 playing#31 on Steam by players#31 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 49,723

Peak in the last 7 days: 58,463

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Game description

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac 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.

Basic info

DeveloperNicalis, Inc., Edmund McMillen
PublisherNicalis, Inc.
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateNov 4, 2014
Price

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Minimum specs

OSXP
ProcessorCore 2 Duo
Memory2 GB
GraphicsDiscreet video card
Storage449 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 324 reviews from the past 1 year

85.8/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)

Players praise The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth as a fun roguelike they keep replaying; it scores 85.8 from 466,162 Steam reviews, top 30% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Content Volume ranks 3rd of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 448th of 1396. 70 reviews praise its replay value, the most upvoted calling it the best roguelike, and 28 praise the range of playstyles that items and characters open up. Players point to the sheer number of items, trinkets and characters. The most common praise, in 120 reviews, is for a fun and addictive loop.

👎 Where it falls short

35 reviews find the difficulty punishing, the most upvoted saying the health system forces cautious play that fights the game's speed, and 27 note that items come without descriptions, so new players end up reading a wiki. 16 found it no fun, the most upvoted calling it miserable and rage inducing. Smaller groups object to its religious themes or report character bugs.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addicted to the fun gameplay loop” · 120 reviews
“best roguelike, won't need other games for very long time” · 70 reviews
“unique gameplay with varied items and wide range of characters and playstyles” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.01 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “unique gameplay with varied items and wide range of characters and playstyles” · 28 reviews

Progression 19% · Difficulty 29% · Onboarding 16% · Freedom 2% · Controls & feel 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.14 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Negative “dark depressing basement setting with corpses and insects” · 1 review

Story 10% · Characters 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +4.79 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “best roguelike, won't need other games for very long time” · 70 reviews
Negative “RNG sometimes decides you cannot win today” · 1 review

Volume 35% · Variety 9%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.38 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “cute visuals, no vulgar elements” · 3 reviews
Negative “graphics aren't favorite” · 1 review

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.87 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 2% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.13 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “Devil deals feel unfair and luck-dependent” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 10% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.13 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “character has bugs, cannot display name, cannot eat health items properly” · 9 reviews

Performance 2% · Developer support 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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