The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014)

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014)

Release Date: 2014, November 4
Countries: United States of America
Publishers: Nicalis, Inc.

Description:

A top-down roguelike action-adventure game and remake of the 2011 original, rebuilt from its Flash engine to enable expanded content and features. Players control Isaac through procedurally generated dungeon floors, using tears as projectiles to defeat monsters while collecting items that modify abilities and appearance in potentially powerful combinations. Runs end in permadeath, and each playthrough offers different layouts, items, and bosses. The game has received four expansions adding characters, floors, items, co-op multiplayer, modding support, and online play. Inspired by the biblical story of the same name and its designer's religious upbringing.

Storyline:

Isaac is a young child living with his deeply religious mother in a small house on a hill. One day, his mother hears what she believes to be the voice of God, telling her that Isaac has been corrupted by sin and must be saved. She strips him of his possessions, locks him in his room, and eventually receives a command to sacrifice her son as proof of her devotion. Facing death at his mother's hands, Isaac discovers a trap door in his bedroom floor and escapes into the basement below. There, he must fight his way through dark and twisted dungeons filled with monsters, with only his tears as a weapon, hoping to survive whatever lies deeper beneath.

Keywords:

cat clone time travel anthropomorphism murder bloody drugs death steam revenge easter egg nudity slow-motion boss fight explosion steam achievements digital distribution playing cards voice acting protagonist's name in the title bow and arrow original soundtrack release wasd movement downloadable content melee real-time combat a.i. companion difficulty level destructible environment suicide trophies game with chapters dynamic soundtrack male protagonist ghosts action-adventure darkness pacifist playthrough invisibility magic instant kill betrayal bread non-player character black market female antagonist multiple gameplay perspectives rpg elements bird steam trading cards lock picking summoning support elves traps shopping sleeping barbarians permadeath throwing weapons upgradeable weapons regenerating health multiple endings mind control nonexistent light source severed limbs vampirism robots mutants extreme violence christianity gambling countdown timer scatological humor breaking the fourth wall pop culture reference game reference descendants of other characters self-referential humor movie reference tentacles boss assistance poisoning restoration cybernetics cyborg giant insects white noise corpse young protagonist stat tracking secret area vision obstruction shaky camera subtitled silence falling sequence video game characters that play video games sequence breaking item combination mod support valuable garbage environmental kill context sensitive living inventory hidden room slot machine steam cloud internet culture reference difficulty achievement point of no return multiple protagonists non-humanoid protagonist treasure chest invisible enemy playstation plus dream sequence religion teleportation silent protagonist priest environmental puzzles secret achievements swarming enemies foreshadowing amnesia unlockables color separation gravity control developer cameo recurring boss water level temporary invincibility multiple enemy boss fights worm spider inconvenient malfunction infinite spawn procedural generation pixel art cameo appearance cross-dressing product placement aggressive door-opening monsters infinite ammo unbeatable enemies splash damage new game plus selective invincibility touch controls fake glitch demonic protagonist bats gods portals shielded enemies overweight character challenges pets optional boss 60 fps on consoles time-manipulation flight blindness character select screen versus screen deliberately retro heal over time roguelike resized enemy multi-phase boss princess hidden character twin stick control monsters that look suspiciously like genitalia christmas dungeon crawler passive ability air strike transforming boss nightmare real-time waiting frog music speed up pax prime 2015 spiky-haired protagonist flip screen virus cross-save consolation achievements asymmetric co-op ouija board distaff counterpart trail of death conga line party daily challenge daily content child protagonist flash game origin game cartridge bullet hell 3-d glasses roguelite random level generation