The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on mobile is a technical marvel. It brings the full, punishing, and darkly hilarious experience of the PC original to the palm of your hand without losing any of the depth. The touch controls are surprisingly robust, though it truly shines when you pair it with a controller.
The sheer variety of item combinations means no two runs are ever the same. You could end up a giant laser-shooting baby or a tiny, fast fly-swarm commander. It's gruesome, difficult, and infinitely replayable. For fans of roguelikes, this is arguably the best game you can have on your iPhone.
I don't usually care for 'modern' indies, but Isaac is the exception. It’s got that old-school Zelda difficulty mixed with a grotesque imagination that I find strangely compelling. The sheer amount of items and synergies is staggering—I’ve played for years and still see new things. On mobile, the touch controls are surprisingly adequate, but it really shines with a controller. It’s dark, it’s difficult, and it doesn't apologize for anything. It’s a proper game for proper gamers. Only downside is the price tag, but it’s worth every cent.
Performance: Flawless port; runs better than the console versions in some cases.
Buy if: You want a game that you can play for the next ten years.
Skip if: You are easily offended or prefer easy, relaxing games.
Available on: Apple TV, iPhone, iPad
Version 1.4Mon Jan 29 2024
Added touch-screen touch-areas for the Tainted Cain and Tainted Isaac Inventory cycling.
Fixed a bug where the virtual sticks would not fade out if touches were active when the app is suspended and then resumed.
Fixed issue where two active/pocket items were triggered.
Virtual sticks on iOS now render over the left/right letterbox bars.
Fixed issue BOIOS-82 - Tainted Cain can't activate his pocket items
Fixed issue BOIOS-83 - Tainted ??? poop bombs not useable
Fixed issue BOIOS-84 - Jacob and Esau double pill/card use
Fixed issues with Pocket Items for Tainted Judas, Cain, and Eve, and other characters.
Fixed keyboard support for Mac Catalyst.
Fixed an issue with the save data in Mac Catalyst.
Fixed some bugs related to the Device ID on iOS and Mac Catalyst.
Added touch button to switch Forgotten and Soul for Repentance and AB+.
Fixed a crash bug in the video player.
Fixed a bug in the leaderboard display, showing too many entries per page.
Gameplay
The Binding of Isaac is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
About the Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the ultimate of remakes with an all-new highly efficient game engine, all-new hand-drawn pixel style artwork, highly polished visual effects, all-new soundtrack and audio by the the sexy Ridiculon duo Matthias Bossi + Jon Evans. Oh yeah, and hundreds upon hundreds of designs, redesigns and re-tuned enhancements by series creator, Edmund McMillen. Did we mention the poop?
Key Features:
Over 500 hours of gameplay
4 BILLION Seeded runs!
20 Challenge runs
450+ items, including 160 new unlockables
Integrated controller support for popular control pads!
Analog directional movement and speed
Tons of feature film quality animated endings
Over 100 specialized seeds
2-Player local co-op (MFi Controller required)
Over 100 co-op characters
Dynamic lighting, visual effects and art direction
All-new game engine @60FPS 24/7
All-new soundtrack and sound design
Multiple Save slots
Poop physics!
The ultimate roguelike
A bunch of achievements
Uber secrets including:
10 Playable Characters
100+ enemies, with new designs
Over 50 bosses, including tons of new and rare bosses
Rooms FULL OF POOP!
Mystic Runes
Upgradeable shops
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch."When Isaac’s mother starts hearing the voice of God demanding a sacrifice be made to prove her faith, Isaac escapes into the basement, where he faces droves of deranged enemies, lost brothers and sisters, his fears and eventually his mother.
Gameplay
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the randomly generated action RPG shooter that started the new roguelike era. Following Isaac on his journey, players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form, giving him superhuman abilities and enabling him to battle droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Key Features:
Over 500 hours of gameplay
4 BILLION Seeded runs!
20 Challenge runs
450+ items
Integrated controller support for popular control pads
Analog directional movement and speed
Tons of feature film-quality animated endings
Over 100 specialized seeds
2-player local co-op
Over 100 co-op characters
Dynamic lighting, visual effects and art direction
Multiple Save slots
Poop physics!
A bunch of achievements
The ultimate roguelike
Uber secrets including:
10 Playable Characters
100+ enemies
Over 50 bosses
Mystic Runes
Upgradeable shops
Rooms FULL OF POOP!"



















The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the ultimate of roguelike shooters. Following Isaac on his journey into the basement, you’ll find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form, giving him super-human abilities and allowing him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets, and fight his way to safety. With over 4 billion seeded runs, 20 challenge runs, and over 450 items to collect, every playthrough is a unique and terrifying experience.
Over 450 items with infinite synergies
Randomly generated dungeons and bosses
Multiple playable characters with unique starts
Integrated controller support
Over 50 bosses and 100+ enemy types
Seeded runs and daily challenges
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The game uses a twin-stick setup for moving and shooting. The core of the game is 'Item Synergy'—how different artifacts interact to create powerful or weird effects. Players must manage health, bombs, and keys to maximize their power before facing the floor boss.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth for iOS includes the full content of the Rebirth base game with optimized performance for mobile devices.