Now here comes Afterbirth+, and you need both The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and the Afterbirth expansion to play it. During this time, The Binding of Isaac has transformed from a free Flash project to a commercial release, got a DLC expansion called Wrath of the Lamb, was remade as The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and received another expansion pack called Afterbirth. If you're only sort of tangentially aware of the whole The Binding of Isaac thing, now is a really good time to get on board: Afterbirth+ is the final, definitive version of a game with a complicated history.Īs Edmund McMillen wrote on The Binding of Isaac blog, Afterbirth+ will 'close the book on a five year journey'.
Look for it on consoles in northern spring. Go get it, tiger - if you own Afterbirth, it's 33% off until January 10. If you're a big fan of The Binding of Isaac, you don't need to read this article - you already know what you need to. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an expansion to the Rebirth remake that shares a name with previous expansion and oh gosh why is this so complicated.
