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Summary:

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:

ghostsmonsterscyberneticsbloodytime travelmurderdrugsmagicvirusroguelikesummoning supportdeathrobotsprocedural generationpermadeathelvesslot machinefroggamblingpetstime manipulationchristmasbullet hellflightaction-adventurecyborgreligionsteammultiple protagonistsbirdnightmarechild protagonistmultiple endingsmutantstrapsprincessportalssteam trading cardsrevengepixel artwormamnesiaeaster eggnudityrandom level generationteleportationgiant insectsslow-motionsilent protagonistdungeon crawlerbatsgodsdarknessboss fightexplosionsteam achievementsdigital distributionsteam cloudanthropomorphismthrowing weaponscountdown timerchallengesspiderplaying cards60 fps on consolescharacter select screenvoice actingscatological humorprotagonist's name in the titlecatmind controldaily challengeshoppingbow and arrowupgradeable weaponsbreaking the fourth wallpop culture referencetransforming bossgame referencedeliberately retrocameo appearancepriestnon-humanoid protagonisttouch controlsoriginal soundtrack releaseunlockableswasd movementwhite noisecolor separationnon-player characterextreme violencedescendants of other characterscorpseyoung protagonistplaystation plusdistaff counterparttreasure chestdownloadable contentblack marketmeleereal-time combatenvironmental puzzlesgravity controla.i. companionblindnessstat trackinginstant killsecret areainfinite ammoinvisible enemyunbeatable enemiesbetrayalvision obstructionshielded enemiesoptional bossdifficulty levelshaky cameramulti-phase bossnonexistent light sourceinternet culture referencefake glitchself-referential humorfemale antagonistsubtitled silenceasymmetric co-opmultiple gameplay perspectivesmovie referenceinconvenient malfunctionrpg elementstwin stick controlcross-savepax prime 2015falling sequencevideo game characters that play video gamesdeveloper cameochristianitybreaddestructible environmentdaily contentsequence breakingreal-time waitingconsolation achievementsrecurring bosswater levelsleepingitem combinationsuicidedifficulty achievementpacifist playthroughtentaclestrophiesclonegame with chapterstemporary invincibilitymod supportmultiple enemy boss fightsdynamic soundtrackversus screenboss assistancevaluable garbageouija boardspiky-haired protagonistregenerating healthsplash damageoverweight charactercross-dressingenvironmental killpoisoninginvisibilitynew game plusresized enemytrail of deathaggressive door-openingair strikelock pickingsevered limbsdream sequenceinfinite spawnbarbarianshidden charactercontext sensitiveliving inventorysecret achievementsheal over timerestorationgame cartridgeswarming enemiesforeshadowingpoint of no returnhidden roomflash game originflip screenproduct placementmusic speed uppassive abilityvampirismselective invincibilitymonsters that look suspiciously like genitaliaconga line partydemonic protagonist3-d glassesroguelitemale protagonist

Ratings:

IGDB

9

HowLongToBeat

8.5

HowLongToBeat:

Main story
6h
Main + extra
98h
Completionist
393h

Achievements:

Steam
641

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Release dates

Nov 04, 2014: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

Nov 04, 2014: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

Nov 04, 2014: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

Nov 04, 2014: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

Nov 04, 2014: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

Jul 23, 2015: Unknown platform (North America)

Jul 23, 2015: Unknown platform (North America)

Jul 24, 2015: Unknown platform (North America)

Oct 28, 2015: Unknown platform (Japan)

Oct 28, 2015: Unknown platform (Japan)

Oct 29, 2015: Unknown platform (Europe)

Oct 29, 2015: Unknown platform (Europe)

Jan 09, 2017: Unknown platform (Worldwide)

Jan 10, 2017: Unknown platform (North America)

Multiplayer

Offline Co-op, Offline players: 4