7 Adventure games like The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ that you should try

What brings it close to The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The common ground extends to 2D presentation and fantasy world. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: magic-based combat.

If The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ worked for you because of strong narrative focus, procedural generation and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is action RPG combat and online features.

If The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ worked for you because of punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: magic-based combat.

It shares the essentials of what The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ does: strong narrative focus, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: a mythological setting.

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+: strong narrative focus, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: magic-based combat and historical setting.

Shelved next to The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ for good reason: exploration and discovery, procedural generation, and melee combat. To that it adds pixel art. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and historical setting.

On paper it is what The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is — punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus and pixel art. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings ranged combat and a top-down view.