The Binding of Isaac has sold over 1 million copies on PC and Mac in less than one year from launch. Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth Gets a Release Date.
BINDING OF ISAAC CONSOLE RELEASE SERIES
The Binding of Isaac series may not be wrapped up yet, according to statements from the game's. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth's Afterbirth+ Set for Console Launch This Spring. McMillen wrote on his blog that release is expected "sometime late next year". Ed McMillen Details The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ Xbox One Release, New DLC, and Booster Content. "I'm wary about how the game might control on iPad, but if they can make it work, I'm all for it," he added. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is an indieroguelike video game designed by Edmund McMillen and developed and published by Nicalis.Rebirth was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita in November 2014, and for Xbox One, New Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U in July 2015. revealed today that The Binding Of Isaac: Repentance will be getting a console release in the latter half of 2021. McMillen said Sony and Microsoft launches are likely, and that he has a "feeling the new look might soften up a few people at Nintendo for a possible Wii U/3DS eShop release". Additionally, for physical media fans, a hard copy release of The Binding of Isaac: Repentance is expected to arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Switch at some point in 2022. It will have completely remade 16-bit graphics.ĭevelopment has begun but Nicalis isn't ready to announce platforms yet. The remake will include a second expansion which technical limitations kept from the Mac and PC version, as well as local co-op multiplayer. McMillen agreed provided Nicalis stuck by a few guidelines - including leaving McMillen out of the business side. Instead he was approached by Tyrone Rodriguez of Cave Story and VVVVVV publisher Nicalis.
Ports for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch are currently slated for a Fall 2021 release, so players on those platforms shouldnt have to wait too long before joining the fun. While The Binding of Isaac: Repentance launches for consoles on November 4 in the Americas, the European release coming a bit afterwards in the coming weeks. McMillen has mused publicly about the possibility of a console release for the successful adventure, but it wasn't he who initiated the port his experience with Super Meat Boy as one half of Team Meat has left him unwilling to get back into the "business end" of console development. Not when much of the games success has come due to its various console versions. The remake, subtitled Rebirth, was announced in a post-mortem on Gamasutra. The Binding of Issac is also one damn fine game, even if its treatment of religion, (and the people who follow it) is a little bit harsh at times.Īnyone planning getting Afterbirth? What do you think of The Binding of Issac? Blasphemy or brilliance? Make sure to discuss all ecumenical matters in the comments section below, and remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all your single player needs.Edmund McMillen's dark rogue-like The Binding of Isaac is coming to consoles courtesy of Nicalis. The game tells the tale of a young boy who must battle the demons in his mothers basement, after his mother attempts to kill him to prove her devotion to God.įeaturing tough as nails game play and best described as more than a little bit messed up.
The Binding of Isaac was originally released in 2011, a loose retelling of he biblical tale. Nicalis founder Tyrone Rodriguez has announced via twitter that the latest expansion for the Zelda tinged Rogue-like The Binding of Issac: Rebirth, entitled Afterbirth, should be coming to home consoles (Wii U, PS4, and Xbox One) in April.Īfterbirth adds a slew of new content to The Binding of Issac: Rebirth including new rooms, new bosses, new items and weapons, improvements to the weapon combination system, and (the thing I’m looking forward to the most) 2-4 player local co-op.