Does The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game.
Nicalis ships a Linux build of Rebirth on Steam, with Linux requirements listed next to the Windows ones. It installs and starts with nothing extra to switch on, there is no anti-cheat, and there is no separate launcher or outside account to sign into. For a Windows switcher it is one of the quiet ones.
The thing to check before you spend money is the add-ons. Steam lists the Repentance expansion with Windows requirements only, so open that page and read it yourself rather than assuming the expansion follows the base game.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is an action game from Nicalis, Inc., first released on 4 November 2014.
It has a single-player side and an online one. Steam lists it as fully playable with a controller.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Platinum, from 454 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Verified by Valve
- Anti-cheat
- None listed
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- Install The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and press Play.
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