12 Games with a horror setting like The Binding of Isaac 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.

If The Binding of Isaac worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Shelved next to The Binding of Isaac for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view.

If The Binding of Isaac worked for you because of punishing difficulty, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

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.

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.

Held in common with The Binding of Isaac: shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is 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.

The common ground with The Binding of Isaac is structural: shooting mechanics, punishing difficulty and procedural generation. The common ground extends to single-player focus and ranged combat. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a cyberpunk setting and a first-person view.

The thread back to The Binding of Isaac runs through shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat. To that it adds single-player focus and horror setting. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

The thread back to The Binding of Isaac runs through shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat. To that it adds single-player focus and horror setting. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

The thread back to The Binding of Isaac runs through shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is a first-person view.