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The Binding of Isaac

Developed by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl, The Binding of Isaac is an indie roguelike game that was released for PC in late 2011. In the years since, it has been ported to numerous other platforms and received several expansions and content packs, some of which were made by fans.

THE BINDING OF ISAAC
The Binding of Isaac

Platform(s)
PC
Released
September 28, 2011
Developer(s)
Edmund McMillen , Florian Himsl
Publisher(s)
Edmund McMillen
Genre(s)
Roguelike
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Violence, Blood and Gore, Crude Humor

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