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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is a dungeon-crawling shoot-'em-up that's literally a different game each and every time you play it! The randomly generated maps are built with over 11,000 unique room…

83 3 January 2017

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an adventure developed by Edmund McMillen, released 3 January 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux and Mac.

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What The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an adventure game developed by Edmund McMillen and released in 2017. It was published by Nicalis, Inc.. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

When Isaac's mother starts hearing the voice of God demanding a sacrifice be made to prove her faith, Isaac escapes into the basement facing droves of deranged enemies, lost brothers and sisters, his fears, and eventually his mother.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and horror. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 84, across 102 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for i3 and 2 GB RAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ launched on 3 January 2017, within three weeks of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier.

Cheats and codes

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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ — frequently asked questions

When did The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ come out?
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ was released on 3 January 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+?
At minimum, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ needs i3, 2 GB RAM, 500 MB available space of storage.
Does The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ have multiplayer?
Yes. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ supports multiplayer, including co-op.
How many GB is The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+?
The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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