7 Horror games like The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth that you should try

The genre is the same as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth’s, and with it punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a first-person 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.

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

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.

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth: punishing difficulty, ranged combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and pixel art. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: a first-person view.

Its point of contact with The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and horror setting. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.