"Ah…the Binding of Isaac, a story that’s been scaring the bejeezus out of Sunday school students for centuries. For those unfamiliar with the Biblical tale, ol’ Bob’s interpretation above pretty much boils the whole thing down to bare bones: No matter the cost, God’s will must be obeyed. But if that isn’t thorough enough for you (or filled with enough cyborg eye powerups), perhaps you’ll just have to go ahead and zip on over to Steam, where you’ll find Edmund McMillen’s (of Super Meat Boy fame) fresh take on the classic scare-tactic, the aptly-titled The Binding of Isaac, available today. Packed with enough material to withstand dozens of playthroughs, including multiple endings, The Binding of Isaac is in spite of its flaws a game that will keep you coming back for more. It’s sure as hell worth five dollars."
The online multiplayer beta for The Binding of Isaac is offline until further notice after someone data-mined the latest build.
Nathan Lynch for SG: "On the 10th anniversary of The Binding of Isaac's release, I look back on what the game has meant to my life."
Happy 10th Birthday Isaac! The Binding of Isaac really is one heck of a rabbit hole of a game, and even more of a time sink.
At the end of Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, ABG's editors open up about their own experiences, and look back at the Video Game industry's sordid past, and the advances made in recent years in tackling this most sensitive of subjects
