4 Narrative 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.

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.

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.