The Binding of Isaac

2011 roguelike video game
VideoGame video_game Q1041427
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The Binding of Isaac

Summary

The Binding of Isaac is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,382 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Binding of Isaac is the creator of Edmund McMillen[3].
  • The Binding of Isaac is the creator of Florian Himsl[4].
  • The Binding of Isaac's instance of is recorded as video game[5].
  • The Binding of Isaac's instance of is recorded as esports discipline[6].
  • The Binding of Isaac's composer is recorded as Danny Baranowsky[7].
  • The Binding of Isaac was published by Florian Himsl[8].
  • The Binding of Isaac was published by Edmund McMillen[9].
  • The Binding of Isaac's genre is action-adventure game[10].
  • The Binding of Isaac's genre is roguelite[11].
  • The Binding of Isaac's based on is recorded as Binding of Isaac[12].
  • Among the performers on The Binding of Isaac was Danny Baranowsky[13].
  • The Binding of Isaac's developer is recorded as Edmund McMillen[14].
  • The Binding of Isaac's part of the series is recorded as Q60997384[15].
  • The Binding of Isaac's designed by is recorded as Edmund McMillen[16].
  • The Binding of Isaac's Commons category is recorded as Binding of Isaac (video game)[17].
  • The Binding of Isaac's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • The Binding of Isaac's platform is recorded as macOS[19].
  • The Binding of Isaac's platform is recorded as Linux[20].
  • The Binding of Isaac's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[21].
  • The Binding of Isaac's language of work or name is recorded as English[22].
  • The Binding of Isaac's software engine is recorded as Adobe Flash[23].
  • The Binding of Isaac was distributed by digital distribution[24].
  • The Binding of Isaac's review score is recorded as 89/100[25].
  • The Binding of Isaac's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • The Binding of Isaac was released on September 28, 2011[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e5d489b3-c416-425e-b16c-9a627378976c[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Florian Himsl[8] and Edmund McMillen[9]. The Binding of Isaac was performed by Danny Baranowsky[13]. Created works include Edmund McMillen[3], a video game developer[30], b. 1980[31], of United States[32] and Florian Himsl[4], a video game developer[33], of Austria[34].

Publication

The Binding of Isaac was published on September 28, 2011[27]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[22]. Genres include action-adventure game[10] and roguelite[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Q60997384[15]. It was distributed by digital distribution[24].

Subject and Themes

The Binding of Isaac's part of the series is recorded as Q60997384[15].

Reception

The Binding of Isaac's review score is recorded as 89/100[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Binding of Isaac inspired The Binding of Isaac[35].

Why It Matters

The Binding of Isaac ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,382 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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