The Binding of Isaac hits Steam; discounted 10% until Oct. 5

The Binding of Isaac, the roguelike RPG-shooter from Super Meat Boy co-creator Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl, released exclusively on Steam today at a 10% discount.

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The Binding of Isaac--the latest game by indie developer Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy) launched this morning exclusively on Steam, along with a spanking new gameplay trailer. As previously reported, the action-based, roguelike RPG-shooter tells the story of a small naked boy trying to escape the murderous inclinations of his mother. God told her to kill Isaac, you see, and she's not one to argue with the Almighty. Not dark enough for you? Well, the game takes place in the cheery locale of Isaac's mother's basement.

In true roguelike fashion, the game includes "randomly generated dungeons, items, enemies and bosses," and will also offer multiple endings (assuming you can make it to the end!).

Normally priced at $4.99 (and a Steam exclusive), The Binding of Isaac sports a special 10%-off launch discount ($4.49) that expires on October 5. If you're a fan of Danny Baranowsky's Super Meat Boy soundtrack, you might want to pop for the version of the game that includes The Binding of Isaac's official soundtrack, which he also composed. That package is also 10% off until October 5 ($5.38), but will normally run you $5.98.

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    September 28, 2011 4:00 PM

    Jeff Mattas posted a new article, The Binding of Isaac hits Steam; discounted 10% until Oct. 5.

    The Binding of Isaac, the roguelike RPG-shooter from Super Meat Boy co-creator Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl, released exclusively on Steam today at a 10% discount.

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      September 28, 2011 4:58 PM

      i bought this a second ago :) woot.

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      September 28, 2011 6:43 PM

      Has anyone put some time into this yet? Is it any good?

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        September 28, 2011 7:03 PM

        Yea it is good. It's not the sort of thing you're going to get a massive number of hours out of as it gets pretty repetitive but it's certainly worth $5.

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      September 28, 2011 7:16 PM

      I'm really intrigued to try this, but I have a ridiculous backlog as well as JetProne64, RAGE, Skyrim and so forth coming soon...

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        September 28, 2011 7:46 PM

        Frankly, this is the sort of game you could play and be done with in just a couple of days. It's only $5 as well. Each playthrough is only like 20-30 minutes as well so it can be played in small chunks.

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        September 29, 2011 4:40 AM

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      September 29, 2011 4:36 AM

      Great game. Sorta a constant LoZ dungeon with top-down shooting mechanics (think a much slower Smash TV).

      Love it, well worth 5 bucks.

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      September 29, 2011 6:09 AM

      I still like that it came out on Rosh Hashanah

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        September 29, 2011 7:17 AM

        If only it had been a Cheese expansion for Super Meat Boy.

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