11 Games with a horror 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On paper it is what The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus and pixel art. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: stealth mechanics.