18 Adventure games like The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth that you should try

What brings it close to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel.

If The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on an isometric view and horror setting. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a first-person view.

The genre is the same as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’s, and with it punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to co-op play and pixel art. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: a sci-fi setting.

What brings it close to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and an isometric view. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is a top-down view.

Genre puts it alongside The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and online features.

The genre is the same as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a first-person view.

It meets The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on punishing difficulty, ranged combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting: this one brings a cartoon aesthetic.

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus and pixel art. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and a sci-fi setting.

With The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth it shares shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat. The common ground extends to offline play and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and a top-down view.

The genre is the same as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a cyberpunk setting and a top-down view.

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

Shelved next to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on combat and tone: this one brings precision platforming.

On paper it is what The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

The thread back to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth runs through shooting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: precision platforming and free-to-play access.