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Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth Dated, Discounted, And Danced

33% pre-order discount for Isaaceers

Roguelike-like weep 'em up The Binding of Isaac Rebirth has a new trailer, which means several things. Firstly, you can watch people nude but for the sacks over their heads stumble around accompanied musically by a warbling hymn. Secondly, the expanded remake now has a confirmed release date: November 4th. And a release date naturally means pre-orders are open too, on Steam. The discount promised to folks who already own the original game will only be available before launch, we now know, but it's a respectable 33%. Come see the sackfolk dance their merry jig.

Rebirth will cost £10.99 at launch, but pre-ordering is £7.36 for folks who own the original game. This is only during pre-orders, mind. Still, as Rebirth is an expanded remake of The Binding of Isaac (plus its expansion), if you own that you probably already know how you might feel about this.

It is a full-on remake, on a new engine so it won't suffer the wonky framerates of the original, with all-new art, local co-op multiplayer, and an expansion's worth of extra items, bosses, enemies, levels, and endings. Rebirth's coming from frequent port-o-remakers Nicalis, who've been working with creator Edmund McMillen.

And hey, here's a chunk of co-op someone captured from a recent livestream:

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Alice has been playing video games since SkiFree and writing about them since 2009, with nine years at RPS. She enjoys immersive sims, roguelikelikes, chunky revolvers, weird little spooky indies, mods, walking simulators, and finding joy in details. Alice lives, swims, and cycles in Scotland.

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