The Binding of Isaac's free online co-op mode finally has a release date
Somehow, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth celebrates its tenth anniversary this week, and, to mark the occasion, developer Edmund McMillen has announced the poop-obsessed roguelike’s long-awaited online co-op mode is getting its full release on 18th November.
Online co-op for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (that’s the 2014 remake of McMillen’s 2011 original, if you’re unfamiliar), was initially announced in September last year. Since then, a number of beta sessions have been held for owners of Isaac’s Repentance expansion.
But now, a little over a year since online co-op was confirmed, McMillen has announced the mode will fully launch for everyone on 18th November. It’ll support 2-4 players online, with its own completion markers, and arrives for free as part of a “considerable” balance update.
According to McMillen, this update “heavily focuses on buffing items [players] believe are lacklustre/bad.” And while no additional details have been shared as yet, McMillen posted some old Isaac-related design documents – including ending storyboards, boss designs, and enemy treatments – beneath his social media announcement.