The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Overview

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a 2014 roguelike action-adventure game designed by Edmund McMillen and developed and published by Nicalis. Rebirth was released for Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in November 2014, for Xbox One, New Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in July 2015, for iOS in January 2017, for Nintendo Switch in March 2017, and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in November 2021, and Nintendo Switch 2 in November 2026.

Rebirth is a remake of The Binding of Isaac, which was developed by McMillen and Florian Himsl and released in 2011 as an Adobe Flash application. This platform had limitations and led McMillen to work with Nicalis to produce Rebirth with a more advanced game engine, which in turn enabled the substantial addition of content and gameplay features. Since release, Rebirth has had four expansions: Afterbirth (2015), Afterbirth+ (2017), Repentance (2021) and Repentance+ (2024) with more game content and gameplay modes. Afterbirth+ also added support for user-created content.

Similar to the original The Binding of Isaac, the plot is based on the biblical story of the same name and was inspired by McMillen's religious upbringing. The player controls Isaac, a young boy whose mother, convinced that she is doing God's work, strips him of everything and locks him in his room. When Isaac's mother is about to kill him, he escapes to the basement and fights through random, roguelike dungeons. The player defeats monsters, using Isaac's tears as projectiles, and collects items which modify his appearance, attributes, and abilities, potentially creating powerful combinations. Unlike the game's predecessor, Rebirth has a limited multiplayer mode, allowing an additional player in Rebirth, later increased to three additional players in Afterbirth and Afterbirth+. Full local co-op support was added to Repentance, where up to four players are able to play as any of the playable characters. Online co-op support was added in November 2024 with Repentance+.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

The Binding of Isaac Rebirth Walkthrough Part 1 - PS4 Let's Play Gameplay, Jonlaw. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Developer

Edmund McMillen, Nicalis, Inc.

Publisher

Nicalis, Inc.

Series

The Binding of Isaac

Engine

Custom Engine

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

ACB

MA 15+

PEGI

16

GRAC

15+

CERO

C

ESRB

M

USK

18

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies80

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

5

Silver

5

Bronze

69

Total

80

Points

1935

Platinum time

150 hours

Difficulty

9 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

50

New Game Plus

No. Every run starts fresh

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

Yes

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

Yes

DLC comes in

Does not exist

DLC note

Afterbirth, Afterbirth+ and Repentance, 7 trophies each

Missable trophies

0

Chapter select fixes a miss

No

Separate trophy lists by region

Yes

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English

Region note

North American, European and Japanese lists are separate.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

Yes

Other versions

One list for PS4 and PS Vita

Players with the platinum

3.19%

Grind

• Platinum God
• Real Platinum God

Glitches and fixes

• Trophies sometimes fail to unlock and need the fix in the guide

• Platinum Obtain all trophies Platinum 3.19% of players
• Isaac's Tears Kill Isaac with Isaac Bronze 17.37% of players
• Mom's Knife Kill Satan with Isaac Bronze 18.69% of players
• Isaac's Heart Kill Isaac with The Lost Bronze 6.13% of players
• The Mind Kill Satan with The Lost Bronze 5.8% of players
• Magdalene Have 7 or more max red hearts at one time Bronze 44.92% of players
• The Relic Kill Isaac with Maggy Bronze 12.69% of players
• Guardian Angel Kill Satan with Maggy Bronze 12.54% of players
• Cain Hold 55 or more pennies at one time Bronze 42.65% of players
• The Coin Bag Kill Isaac with Cain Bronze 13.57% of players
• The Bomb Bag Kill Satan with Cain Bronze 13.81% of players
• Judas Kill Satan Bronze 27.29% of players
• The Guillotine Kill Isaac with Judas Bronze 13.77% of players
• Judas' Tongue Kill Satan with Judas Bronze 13.92% of players
• Eve Beat 2 levels in a row without picking up any hearts Bronze 44.18% of players
• Eve's Bird Foot Kill Isaac with Eve Bronze 11.32% of players
• The Razor Kill Satan with Eve Bronze 11.09% of players
• Samson Beat 2 levels in a row without taking damage Bronze 34.3% of players
• Bloody Lust Kill Isaac with Samson Bronze 12.94% of players
• Blood Rights Kill Satan with Samson Bronze 12.86% of players
• Azazel Make 3 deals with the devil in one run Bronze 46.65% of players
• The Satanic Bible Kill Isaac with Azazel Bronze 19.53% of players
• Daemon's Tail Kill Satan with Azazel Bronze 22.48% of players
• Lazarus Have 4 or more soul hearts at one time Bronze 56.47% of players
• Lazarus' Rags Kill Isaac with Lazarus Bronze 11.6% of players
• Broken Ankh Kill Satan with Lazarus Bronze 11.42% of players
• Eden Beat the Womb for the first time Bronze 37.31% of players
• A Blank Card Kill Isaac with Eden Bronze 13.84% of players
• The Book Of Secrets Kill Satan with Eden Bronze 13.11% of players
• Something from the future Beat the Basement 40 times Bronze 27.73% of players
• Something Cute Beat the Caves 30 times Bronze 22.81% of players
• Something sticky Beat the Depths 20 times Bronze 22.88% of players
• Basement Boy Beat the Basement/Cellar without taking damage Bronze 37.48% of players
• Spelunker Boy Beat the Caves/Catacombs without taking damage Bronze 18.48% of players
• Dark Boy Beat the Depths/Necropolis without taking damage Bronze 15.26% of players
• Mama's Boy Beat the Womb/Utero without taking damage Bronze 16.43% of players
• Dead Boy Beat the Chest or Dark Room without taking damage Bronze 10.71% of players
• Challenges Beat all 20 Challenges Bronze 5.27% of players
• Boss Rush Beat the Boss Rush Silver 28.23% of players
• Dark Room Beat the Dark Room Bronze 16.02% of players
• The Chest Beat the Chest Bronze 16.71% of players
• Lost Poster Beat the Dark Room with Isaac Bronze 12.76% of players
• Little Baggy Collect 2 of either Roid Rage, The Virus, Growth Hormones, Experimental Treatment, or Speed Ball Bronze 40.84% of players
• The Womb Kill Mom Bronze 50.71% of players
• The Halo Kill Mom using the Bible Bronze 22.48% of players
• Transcendence Kill Mom's Heart 3 times Bronze 30.03% of players
• Everything Is Terrible Kill Mom's Heart 5 times Bronze 26.61% of players
• A Quarter Kill Mom's Heart 8 times Bronze 23.52% of players
• A Fetus In A Jar Kill Mom's Heart 9 times Bronze 22.87% of players
• Blue Baby Kill Mom's Heart 10 times Bronze 22.22% of players
• It Lives Kill Mom's Heart 11 times Bronze 21.71% of players
• Forget Me Now Kill Satan with ??? Bronze 9.92% of players
• The Book Of Sin Kill all 7 sins Bronze 39.07% of players
• The Polaroid Beat Cathedral 5 times Bronze 17.36% of players
• The Negative Beat Sheol 5 times Bronze 17.24% of players
• Golden God You are the best! Silver 14.67% of players
• Platinum God Collect all items and unlock all secrets and endings Gold 3.45% of players
• The Lost Finish the game's final secret Bronze 9.19% of players
• Real Platinum God 100% the game Gold 3.3% of players
• Lilith Beat Greed Mode with Azazel Bronze 32.12% of players
• Cambion Conception Kill ??? with Lilith Bronze 14.24% of players
• Succubus Kill The Lamb with Lilith Bronze 12.42% of players
• Keeper Donate 1000 coins in Greed Mode Silver 12.15% of players
• Deep Pockets Kill ??? with Keeper Bronze 8.85% of players
• Karma Kill The Lamb with Keeper Bronze 8.06% of players
• 1001% Collect all items and unlock all secrets Gold 8.7% of players
• Void Kill Delirium with Apollyon Bronze 10.44% of players
• Black Rune Beat Greedier Mode with Apollyon Bronze 9.18% of players
• Apollyon Baby Complete all hard mode marks with Apollyon Silver 7.38% of players
• New Area Kill Hush for the first time Bronze 24.29% of players
• Delirious Kill Delirium for the first time Bronze 21.55% of players
• RERUN Beat 3 victory laps in one run Bronze 11.52% of players
• 1000000% Just Stop! Gold 6.44% of players
• A Secret Exit Complete ??? 3 times Bronze 16.12% of players
• Bethany Beat Hard mode as Lazarus without losing a life Bronze 16.18% of players
• Jacob & Esau You are just like your father... Bronze 13.81% of players
• Red Key The other side is calling... Bronze 13.27% of players
• Mega Mush Beat everything in Hard Mode as every character Bronze 3.58% of players
• Death Certificate . . . Silver 2.42% of players
• Dead God ∞% Gold 2.13% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 476 MB

Update patch01.17

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

Three expansions, each with its own trophies, still sold on the store.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price	Obtainable today
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth	2016-05-10	New floors, bosses, items, Greed mode and the character Lilith; 7 trophies	US$10.99	Yes
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+	2017-09-19	More items, characters and bosses; 7 trophies	US$9.99	Yes
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance	2021-11-04	The final expansion: new paths, characters and endings; 7 trophies	US$19.99	Yes

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Plays fully offline, alone or with a second player.

Online

Plays offlineYes

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Designer	Edmund McMillen
Composer	Ridiculon

Credits

Publisher

Nicalis, Inc.

Developer

Edmund McMillen, Nicalis, Inc.

Released

2014-11-04

Age rating

ESRB M

Disc ID

CUSA00792

Region

US

Time to beat

about 5.8 hours