<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
independent	O
developers	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Florian	O
Himsl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
and	O
plot	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Biblical	O
story	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Isaac	O
or	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
other	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
through	O
a	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
dungeon	O
in	O
a	O
roguelike	O
manner	O
,	O
fashioned	O
after	O
those	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
defeating	O
monsters	O
in	O
real-time	O
combat	O
while	O
collecting	O
items	O
and	O
power-ups	O
to	O
defeat	O
bosses	O
and	O
eventually	O
Isaac	O
's	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
had	O
considered	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
risk	O
but	O
one	O
he	O
could	O
take	O
after	O
the	O
financial	O
success	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
without	O
much	O
fanfare	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
not	O
expecting	O
many	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
and	O
Himsl	O
released	O
an	O
expansion	O
"	O
Wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Lamb	O
"	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
limited	O
from	O
further	O
expansion	O
due	O
to	O
limitations	O
with	O
the	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
started	O
working	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
later	O
backed	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
citing	O
controversy	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
religious	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Nicalis	O
worked	O
with	O
McMillen	O
in	O
2014	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
bringing	O
additional	O
features	O
that	O
McMillen	O
had	O
planned	O
that	O
exceeded	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
's	O
limitation	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
enable	O
ports	O
for	O
other	O
systems	O
beyond	O
personal	O
computers	O
,	O
including	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remake	B-Application
has	O
commonly	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
roguelike	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
later	O
worked	O
with	O
James	O
Id	O
to	O
develop	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-bo	I-Application
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
has	O
been	O
well-received	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
roguelike	O
nature	O
to	O
encourage	O
repeated	O
playthroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
game	O
,	O
presented	O
using	O
two-dimensional	O
sprites	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Isaac	O
or	O
other	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
as	O
they	O
explore	O
the	O
dungeons	O
located	O
in	O
Isaac	O
's	O
basement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
and	O
presentation	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
dungeons	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
while	O
incorporating	O
random	O
,	O
procedurally-generated	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
manner	O
of	O
a	O
roguelike	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
is	O
tracked	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
hearts	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
character	O
loses	O
all	O
his	O
hearts	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
in	O
permadeath	B-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
start	O
over	O
from	O
a	O
freshly-generated	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
optional	O
ninth	O
floor	O
,	O
Sheol	O
,	O
contains	O
the	O
boss	O
Satan	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Binding	O
of	O
Isaacs	O
plot	O
is	O
very	O
loosely	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
biblical	B-Application
story	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Repentance	O
expansion	O
in	O
the	O
remake	B-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
clear	O
conclusion	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
consistent	O
narrative	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
past	O
this	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
McMillen	O
considered	O
a	O
significant	O
risk	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
time	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
both	O
critical	O
praise	O
and	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
to	O
worry	O
about	O
the	O
consequences	O
of	O
taking	O
risks	O
with	O
his	O
finances	O
supported	O
by	O
its	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
been	O
planning	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Tommy	O
Refenes	O
,	O
the	O
co-developer	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
on	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Mewgenics	B-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
Refenes	O
had	O
taken	O
some	O
time	O
off	O
,	O
McMillen	O
looked	O
to	O
develop	O
something	O
he	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
low	O
stress	O
"	O
with	O
minimal	O
expectations	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Binding	O
of	O
Isaacs	O
main	O
concept	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
weeklong	O
game	O
jam	O
that	O
McMillen	O
had	O
with	O
Florian	O
Himsl	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
his	O
co-contributor	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
Tommy	O
Refenes	O
,	O
was	O
on	O
vacation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
McMillen	O
had	O
was	O
two-fold	O
:	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
roguelike	O
title	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
game	O
's	O
dungeon	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
addressed	O
McMillen	O
's	O
thoughts	O
on	O
religion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
saw	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
procedural	O
generation	O
aspect	O
of	O
roguelikes	O
including	O
in	O
Spelunky	B-Application
and	O
Desktop	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
,	O
and	O
considered	O
that	O
working	O
on	O
procedural	O
generation	O
would	O
help	O
towards	O
development	O
of	O
his	O
planned	O
game	O
Mewgenics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
also	O
tended	O
to	O
like	O
"	O
really	O
weird	O
stuff	O
"	O
relating	O
to	O
toilet	O
humor	O
and	O
similar	O
types	O
of	O
off-color	O
humor	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
sit	O
well	O
with	O
his	O
family	O
and	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
explored	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
before	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
helped	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
reputation	O
(	O
including	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
featured	O
developers	O
in	O
Indie	O
Game	O
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
safe	O
"	O
game	O
considering	O
his	O
preferred	O
type	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
Isaac	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
this	O
form	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
easily	O
be	O
"	O
career	O
suicide	O
"	O
but	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
statement	O
about	O
what	O
he	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
between	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Florian	O
Himsl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
working	O
game	O
written	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
's	O
ActionScript	B-Operating_System
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
agreed	O
to	O
complete	O
it	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
they	O
could	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
though	O
with	O
no	O
expectations	O
of	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
discovered	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
limitations	O
on	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
of	O
both	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
and	O
ActionScript	B-Operating_System
that	O
limited	O
how	O
much	O
they	O
could	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
tools	O
as	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releasing	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
also	O
enabled	O
them	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
game	O
freely	O
,	O
several	O
times	O
on	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
an	O
aspect	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
do	O
with	O
other	O
consoles	O
without	O
significant	O
cost	O
to	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
McMillen	O
released	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
via	O
the	O
website	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
AS2	O
also	O
lacked	O
controller	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
Tommy	O
Refenes	O
had	O
to	O
help	O
write	O
an	O
achievement	O
program	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
people	O
to	O
unlock	O
Steam	B-Application
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
made	O
it	O
in	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
at	O
all	O
if	O
he	O
had	O
known	O
anyone	O
would	O
actually	O
care	O
about	O
Isaac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danny	O
Baranowsky	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
composer	O
and	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
McMillen	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
was	O
involved	O
early	O
on	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baranowsky	O
had	O
been	O
drawn	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
as	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
puts	O
forth	O
a	O
dark	O
tone	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
it	O
had	O
rather	O
silly	O
undertones	O
underneath	O
and	O
such	O
that	O
one	O
could	O
not	O
take	O
it	O
too	O
seriously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
works	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
boss	O
fight	O
songs	O
composed	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
surpassed	O
450,000	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
McMillen	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
a	O
publisher	O
that	O
had	O
interest	O
in	O
bringing	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
though	O
McMillen	O
had	O
reservations	O
given	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
reputation	O
for	O
less	O
risque	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
this	O
stemmed	O
from	O
Germany	O
's	O
classification	O
board	O
rating	O
the	O
existing	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
age	O
16+	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
potentially	O
blasphemous	O
content	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
time	O
a	O
game	O
was	O
rated	O
in	O
that	O
manner	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
approached	O
about	O
his	O
willingness	O
to	O
make	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
never	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
specific	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
speculated	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
worried	O
about	O
its	O
reputation	O
;	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
resemblance	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
an	O
unknowing	O
child	O
could	O
potentially	O
have	O
downloaded	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
been	O
shocked	O
by	O
the	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
reflected	O
poorly	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
disappointed	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
decision	O
,	O
McMillen	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
a	O
brief	O
sales	O
burst	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
the	O
news	O
was	O
covered	O
on	O
gaming	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
further	O
praised	O
the	O
flexibility	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
games	O
to	O
obtain	O
ESRB	O
ratings	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
freedom	O
it	O
gave	O
to	O
the	O
publishers	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
would	O
later	O
allow	O
the	O
Rebirth	O
remake	B-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
;	O
this	O
came	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Steve	O
Singer	O
(	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
licensing	O
)	O
,	O
Mark	O
Griffin	O
(	O
a	O
senior	O
manager	O
in	O
licensing	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Dan	O
Adelman	O
(	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
indie	O
development	O
)	O
championed	O
support	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
Wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Lamb	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
second	O
expansion	O
beyond	O
Wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Lamb	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
constrained	O
by	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
at	O
this	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
was	O
interested	O
,	O
but	O
insisted	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
reprogram	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
get	O
around	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
and	O
to	O
include	O
Wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Lamb	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
planned	O
expansion	O
,	O
remaking	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
in	O
16-bit	O
instead	O
of	O
vector-based	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
McMillen	O
had	O
wanted	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
business	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
having	O
recounted	O
the	O
difficulties	O
he	O
had	O
in	O
handling	O
this	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicalis	O
agreed	O
to	O
these	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
work	O
in	O
2012	O
on	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
released	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
collaborated	O
with	O
James	O
Id	O
to	O
develop	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-bo	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
later	O
for	O
iOS	O
and	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bum-bo	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
Isaac	O
,	O
and	O
Isaac	O
and	O
Gish	B-Application
appear	O
as	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isaac	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Blade	B-Application
Strangers	I-Application
and	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Crystal	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
announced	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
adaptation	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Studio	O
71	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Four	O
Souls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
has	O
been	O
received	O
by	O
reviewers	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
high	O
replayability	O
with	O
the	O
extensive	O
range	O
and	O
combinations	O
of	O
power-ups	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
encounter	O
during	O
a	O
run-through	O
,	O
while	O
providing	O
an	O
accessible	O
Zelda-inspired	O
framework	O
that	O
most	O
video	O
game	O
players	O
would	O
recognize	O
and	O
easily	O
come	O
to	O
understand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
A	O
on	O
a	O
grading	O
scale	O
,	O
and	O
favorably	O
compared	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
McMillen	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
masochistic	O
patience	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
terrible	O
odds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Adam	O
Biessener	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
had	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
software	O
bugs	O
on	O
release	O
that	O
may	O
briefly	O
detract	O
from	O
the	O
experience	O
,	O
"	O
McMillen	O
's	O
vision	O
shines	O
through	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playability	O
,	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
Jordan	O
Devore	O
for	O
Destructoid	O
considered	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
biggest	O
selling	O
points	O
"	O
,	O
following	O
from	O
McMillen	O
's	O
past	O
style	O
of	O
dark	O
comedy	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirk	O
Hamilton	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
called	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
several	O
genres	O
and	O
the	O
musical	O
styles	O
of	O
Danny	O
Elfman	O
,	O
Muse	O
,	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
that	O
created	O
something	O
"	O
dark	O
and	O
unique	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
had	O
only	O
expected	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
few	O
hundred	O
copies	O
when	O
he	O
released	O
it	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
contributing	O
factor	O
towards	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
roguelike	O
genre	O
since	O
around	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
success	O
paving	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
later	O
games	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
roguelike	O
formula	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
.	O
</s>
