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The Binding of Isaac

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This page is for the original 2011 game. For the 2014 remake, see The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.

The Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac cover
Developers
Edmund McMillen
Florian Himsl
Engines
Flash
Release dates
Windows September 28, 2011
macOS (OS X) September 28, 2011
Linux November 1, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 84
Taxonomy
Monetization Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Flip screen
Controls Direct control
Genres Roguelike, Shooter
Art styles Cartoon
Series The Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac on HowLongToBeat
The Binding of Isaac on IGDB
The Binding of Isaac guide on StrategyWiki
The Binding of Isaac on MobyGames
The Binding of Isaac on Wikipedia
The Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac 2011
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 2014
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

This game is programmed in Flash and does not work on low spec GPUs such as those found on netbooks.
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions
The Binding of Isaac Soundtrack - composed by Danny Baranowsky.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Retail
DRM-free
Most Unholy Edition includes Wrath of the Lamb DLC
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
DRM-free
Includes Wrath of the Lamb DLC.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GamersGate (unavailable)
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) Playfire Client Region-limited.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Wrath of the Lamb
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Eternal Edition Free update automatically given to Wrath of the Lamb owners on Steam.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Physical copies of the Most Unholy Edition include a slightly more updated version of Wrath of the Lamb that includes a few small changes that are generally considered unfavorable.[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\serial.txt[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>/serial.txt
Linux $HOME/.macromedia/Flash_Player/#SharedObjects/WGGUXPNQ/localhost/so.sol
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/113200/pfx/[Note 2]
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\serial.txt[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>/serial.txt
Linux $HOME/.macromedia/Flash_Player/#SharedObjects/WGGUXPNQ/localhost/so.sol
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/113200/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Save game carries over cross-platform. As of version 1.45, using Steam's Cloud storage will result in 94/97 secrets being unlocked even if you had completed every unlock, including Platinum God.

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
No native support. JoyToKey can be used.
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues unresolved

Toggle fullscreen key doesn't work in-game

On the options menu, it states F is the key you use to toggle fullscreen/windowed mode. However, this only works on the title menu or in the pause menu. In-game, pressing F does absolutely nothing unless the game is paused. Currently, there is no fix for this.

Issues fixed

Steam achievements not unlocking

On certain systems Steam achievements may fail to unlock and get registered.

A fan made fix has been developed to solve this issue on Windows.[2]

Steam achievements on OS X

For the achievements gained on OS X to be unlocked in Steam, one has to copy and replace the so.sol files as outlined here. The file is located in:

~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects/''<Random String>''/localhost/

After extracting it, follow the instructions given in the aforementioned link. Finally launch the game and see the achievements unlock.

Alt+Tab Crashing

  • Does not appear to be a fix for this yet. Also happens when pressing Windows key.

Solution: press F, it toggles fullscreen.

Steam Community does not work in full screen

  • If you are playing the game in full screen, you will be unable to access Steam Community's Shift Tab overlay.

OS X Retina Display Slowdown on Mavericks+

Scaling on Retina displays appears to cause a slowdown between loading screens and during complex scenes.
Set Open in Low Resolution[3]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right-click on the app.
  3. Select "Get Info".
  4. Check the box for "Open in Low Resolution".

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL 2.0 OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Linux
Processor (CPU) 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/113200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (113200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References