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The Binding Of Isaac: Repentance

The Binding Of Isaac: Repentance

Released: 3/31/2021

PRAY FOR REPENTANCE AND BE REBORN Experience the modern classic, The Binding of Isaac, like you've never seen it before. It's a game too big to be called a sequel: Repentance takes Isaac to new heights of roguelike dungeon adventure, as the brave boy descends into the basement for his greatest challenge yet! Isaac's new quest takes him to unknown places he's never been, filled with horrible new enemies and bosses, weapon combos you've never synergized before and items he's never seen... unholy terrors from his wildest dreams and worst nightmares! BIGGER THAN A SEQUEL The Binding of Isaac: Repentance is so huge, so new and so feature-packed that it makes previous updates look like prequels. There are more features, improvements and new secrets, too many secrets, than most games would include in an official sequel! It's an immense amount of new content to explore, even if you're at 1,000,000%! THE "FINAL" UPDATE TO THE AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC The Binding of Isaac: Repentance features hundreds of new features and quality-of-life improvements. It’s the ultimate edition of the genre-defining roguelike, now with OVER 500 HOURS of new gameplay! KEY FEATURES: - 130+ new items (more than 700 items in total) - A full alternate path with brand new chapters and a new final boss and ending - 100+ new enemies - 25+ new bosses - 2 new playable characters - 5 new challenges - 100+ new achievements - 5,000+ new room designs

PRAY FOR REPENTANCE AND BE REBORN Experience the modern classic, The Binding of Isaac, like you've never seen it before. It's a game too big to be called a sequel: Repentance takes Isaac to new heights of roguelike dungeon adventure, as the brave boy descends into the basement for his greatest challenge yet! Isaac's new quest takes him to unknown places he's never been, filled with horrible new enemies and bosses, weapon combos you've never synergized before and items he's never seen... unholy terrors from his wildest dreams and worst nightmares! BIGGER THAN A SEQUEL The Binding of Isaac: Repentance is so huge, so new and so feature-packed that it makes previous updates look like prequels. There are more features, improvements and new secrets, too many secrets, than most games would include in an official sequel! It's an immense amount of new content to explore, even if you're at 1,000,000%! THE "FINAL" UPDATE TO THE AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC The Binding of Isaac: Repentance features hundreds of new features and quality-of-life improvements. It’s the ultimate edition of the genre-defining roguelike, now with OVER 500 HOURS of new gameplay! KEY FEATURES: - 130+ new items (more than 700 items in total) - A full alternate path with brand new chapters and a new final boss and ending - 100+ new enemies - 25+ new bosses - 2 new playable characters - 5 new challenges - 100+ new achievements - 5,000+ new room designs

PRAY FOR REPENTANCE AND BE REBORN Experience the modern classic, The Binding of Isaac, like you've never seen it before. It's a game too big to be called a sequel: Repentance takes Isaac to new heights of roguelike dungeon adventure, as the brave boy descends into the basement for his greatest challenge yet! Isaac's new quest takes him to unknown places he's never been, filled with horrible new enemies and bosses, weapon combos you've never synergized before and items he's never seen... unholy terrors from his wildest dreams and worst nightmares! BIGGER THAN A SEQUEL The Binding of Isaac: Repentance is so huge, so new and so feature-packed that it makes previous updates look like prequels. There are more features, improvements and new secrets, too many secrets, than most games would include in an official sequel! It's an immense amount of new content to explore, even if you're at 1,000,000%! THE "FINAL" UPDATE TO THE AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC The Binding of Isaac: Repentance features hundreds of new features and quality-of-life improvements. It’s the ultimate edition of the genre-defining roguelike, now with OVER 500 HOURS of new gameplay! KEY FEATURES: - 130+ new items (more than 700 items in total) - A full alternate path with brand new chapters and a new final boss and ending - 100+ new enemies - 25+ new bosses - 2 new playable characters - 5 new challenges - 100+ new achievements - 5,000+ new room designs

Critics
86
Steam
84
Metacritic
87

Score Breakdown

85.7

Critic Average

9 reviews

84

Steam User Score

13,225 reviews

87

Metacritic User Score

217 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+1.6
Metacritic Disparity
-1.3
Combined Disparity
+0.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 launch window (22%)7 late (78%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 9 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 85.7/100. Critics score this game 1.6 points higher than Steam users and 1.3 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 9)+
  1. Dan BoiseviaCompletexbox
    Dec 2, 2025·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 84.1/100 · -4.1 ptsMetacritic 87/100 · -7.0 pts
  2. Stuart GippviaNintendo Life
    Dec 4, 2021·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 84.1/100 · -4.1 ptsMetacritic 87/100 · -7.0 pts
  3. Antonio HornaviaSomosXbox
    Nov 27, 2021·Late review
    86/100View review
    Steam 84.1/100 · +1.9 ptsMetacritic 87/100 · -1.0 pts
  4. Sebastian HawdenviaPlayStation Universe
    Nov 17, 2021·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 84.1/100 · +5.9 ptsMetacritic 87/100 · +3.0 pts
  5. Josh SpeerviaHey Poor Player
    Nov 9, 2021·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 84.1/100 · +5.9 ptsMetacritic 87/100 · +3.0 pts