5 Dark games like The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ that you should try

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds single-player focus and pixel art. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings ranged combat and a medieval setting.

Shelved next to The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ for good reason: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is ranged combat.

Shelved next to The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ for good reason: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on 2D presentation and fantasy world. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is ranged combat.

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.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on an isometric view and fantasy world. The distance is in tone — its own ground is action RPG combat.