14 Games like The Binding of Isaac on PlayStation that you should try

What brings it close to The Binding of Isaac is dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is co-op play and pixel art.

Genre puts it alongside The Binding of Isaac, and so does punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and an isometric view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

It comes from the same genre as The Binding of Isaac and shares punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay.

What brings it close to The Binding of Isaac is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings a cyberpunk setting.

On paper it is what The Binding of Isaac is — punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and co-op play.

The genre is the same as The Binding of Isaac’s, and with it punishing difficulty, ranged combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a cartoon aesthetic and multiplayer gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside The Binding of Isaac, and so does punishing difficulty, ranged combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: an anime aesthetic and a first-person view.

It comes from the same genre as The Binding of Isaac and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay.

With The Binding of Isaac it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. What it adds of its own: puzzle design and pixel art.

It shares the essentials of what The Binding of Isaac does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and pixel art.

The thread back to The Binding of Isaac runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is pixel art.

It comes from the same genre as The Binding of Isaac and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a cyberpunk setting and a first-person view.

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings competitive edge and a sci-fi setting.