32 Hardcore games 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Shelved next to The Binding of Isaac for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and a third-person camera.

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.

Its point of contact with The Binding of Isaac is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on visuals: this one brings pixel art.

Same family as The Binding of Isaac: punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a sci-fi setting and pixel art.

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.

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.