8 Games with a fantasy setting like The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth that you should try

Its point of contact with The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings a first-person view.

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.

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.

Genre puts it alongside The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and an anime 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.

It comes from the same genre as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and shares punishing difficulty, ranged combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: an anime aesthetic and a first-person view.

The thread back to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth runs through shooting mechanics, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to an isometric view and co-op play. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

Its point of contact with The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is shooting mechanics, fantasy world and offline play. Both also lean on loot and gear systems. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is historical setting and a first-person view.