Binding of Isaac games would never be the same without the Challenges. In my opinion, challenges are a great way to add some demanding sections to a game that is otherwise easy and fun to play. The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth challenges are a great quest for hardcore gamers who not only want the satisfaction but also add hidden content that makes the game quite replayable.
Most of the Binding of Isaac Afterbirth challenges are not mandatory when struggling to finish the general storyline. However, in Isaac titles, challenges have been the only way to unlock Rune pick-up items. You can choose your challenges in the main menu.
Here are then 10 additional Binding of Isaac Afterbirth challenges you should fix your eyes on when playing the game. Remember that each challenge is unlocked once you do something in the game and finishing a challenge gives you a unique reward.
1. XXXXXXXXL Challenge
You can unlock this challenge by killing Mom for the very first time. In the challenge, all floors are in the size of an XL Womb floor. This, however, does not combine floors for each game chapter.
Complete this challenge and you will earn the Gold Heart reward.
2. SPEED! Challenge
You can unlock this challenge by killing Mom for the very first time. Once you start the challenge, everything will speed up and you have exactly 16 minutes to beat Mom’s heart. If you are successful, you will be rewarded with the Get Out Of Jail Free Card.
3. Blue Bomber Challenge
In this Binding of Isaac Afterbirth challenge, you won’t be able to shoot tears at all. Your starting items are Kamikaze!, Mr. Mega, Pyromaniac and Brother Bobby. Use these wisely and you will make your way to the very end. You will want to save your Kamikaze! Cards for the very end and bomb your way through the game instead.
Your reward will be Gold Bomb Pickup.
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To unlock this challenge, you will have to unlock Sack of Pennies and It Lives. After that, start with 50 cents and a Sack of Pennies. You won’t find any treasure rooms with this run and each door you encounter will cost you 1 coin to enter. You will drop money when damaged and will eventually die off when you run out of money/coins.
If your sack of money holds to the very end, you will be rewarded with 2 new pills; Addicted! and Percs!
You can play custom challenges that weren’t part of the original game. Check this video for an idea of what these are all about
5. Have a Heart
A todos lados midi. This challenge unlocks when you kill Mom for the first time. To play, you will have to start with Charm of the Vampire, 12 red heart containers (with one filled) and red hearts. Be keen not to drop the red hearts as you cannot replenish along the way and your only alternative would be the Charm of the Vampire.
You will get 2 new pills upon finishing this challenge
6. I Rule! Challenge
To unlock this challenge, you will have to kill the Lamb for the first time and unlock Mom’s knife. To start the quest, get Trinity Shield, The Ladder, Mom’s Knife, Key Piece 1, Key Piece 2 and the Boomerang. There are no treasure rooms in this run and your goal is to find and beat Mega Satan using your arsenal.
If you are successful, you will be rewarded with Poker Chip.
7. Brains!
You will unlock this challenge by unlocking the Polaroid. Once you are ready to undertake the challenge, pack Thunder Thighs, The Poop and 3 Bob’s Brains. In the mission, you cannot shoot tears. The only way to damage enemies is by using Bob’s brains and bombs. You won’t gather anything along the way as there are no Treasure rooms.
Upon completion, you will be rewarded with the Stud Finder.
8. Pride Day! Challenge
You will unlock this challenge by killing Mom for the first time. To succeed, you will have to start with 3 Dollar Bill, Rainbow Worm and Rainbow Baby. There won’t be any treasure rooms hence you can’t find anything in this run and have to use what you carry to survive.
Succeeding will see you rewarded with D8.
9. Onan’s Streak Challenge
You will have to unlock Judas to unlock this challenge. You will have to do it as Judas. Start with Chocolate. Remember that every shot you mean will have half a heart damage to your Judas character.
Finishing the challenge will see you rewarded with a Kidney Stone.
10. The Guardian Challenge
You will unlock this challenge by Killing mom for the very first time. To start the quest, equip Holy Grail, Punching Bag, Isaac’s Heart and the Spear of Destiny. The Isaac’s Heart follows the Punching Bag instead of the player hence you will have to protect it at all times. You cannot fire tears and won’t discover any Treasure Rooms in this run.
The reward at the very end would be Blank Rune
If you already have Cheat Engine or any other Binding of Isaac Afterbirth cheats in place, you can use them to make your mission more possible. The only problem is you won’t really feel the satisfaction of having achieved the related trophies the hard way.
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New to Rebirth is the ability to share your seed with other people, allowing other players to play nearly identical runs. Have you had a run with an awesome synergy? Share it here and let some duders play it!
Your seed is shown on the pause screen during any given run and appears as a 8 character code. To input a seed, go to the character select screen and press tab (on PC, not sure how it works on other platforms) to input the seed. Seeded runs do not count towards your mom kills if you win, any new items you pick up in a seeded run aren't added to your collection either. Basically, seeded runs are just for fun not progress. Seeded runs will also have slight variation based on what you have unlocked.
When sharing seeds make sure to add some details (make sure to hide anything spoiler-y), make sure to include if you played as someone other than Isaac so other people can experience the same run!
Here's a couple I got:
J880 6DM7 - Play as any character. Also be sure to play on hard mode, this run is winnable but still challenging. Features a dice room.
YNW3 39KC - Play as any character. A lot of the items are bomb-focused.
6DHA FGMS - Play as Eden (if you can) should be playable with anyone though. Features a strange synergy and a dice room that gives an even stranger synergy!
98G7 307Q - Play as Judas (if you can). I hope you like cats!
Here's a list of 'secret seeds' that are unique and offer odd effects, credits for finding these go to the Isaac community/wiki:
BOOB TOOB - Gives the game an arcade cabinet-like effect and filter
BRWN SNKE - Isaac leaves behind a trail of poop behind him wherever he walks
BL1N DEYE - Makes all enemies invisible
KAPP A - Turns Isaac grey, a reference to the twitch emote of the same name
DYSL EXIC - Scrambles ingame text
PTCH BLCK - Isaac and his tears are all black
FART SNDS - Replaces all sound effects with fart noises
CAMO K1DD - Isaac's skin changes to match the color of the floor
BASE MENT - Every floor is the basement (you cannot finish the game with this seed)
CHAM P1ON - Every enemy is a champion (colored) version
D0NT ST0P - You take damaage if you stop moving
KEEP AWAY - Dropped items mimic your movements
SLOW 4ME2 - Slows down the music when you stand still, speeds up when you move
COME BACK - Enemies and bosses respawn when you leave the room
DRAW KCAB - Inverts controls
I've watched a few videos of people playing and it appears (without the footage being cut) that they're just pressing a button and it restarts the whole thing instantly in order to start with a specific item. Is this a program/macro? Is there a button I can press for this?
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It's not pressing a button, it's holding a button (not tapping).
When you hold r for a couple of seconds, it will restart your run. (However this will not work for Eden, since it uses tokens to check if you may play him)
You can also hold the left Ctrl for a few seconds to drop your trinket(s) and card(s) / pill(s)(You may want to drop a certain trinket before going to a certain place
Drop The left hand before going to the chest
Controller
For controllers the controls are different (for example:Holding RT (right trigger) will drop the trinkets and pills / cards.
And from seeing the Reddit thread about controller support:
Unfortunately, I don't think the DS4 has a restart button enabled by default. So if I want to restart, I need to switch over to the keyboard for a second. Other than that, loving my DS4.
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No controller has binding for restart.
Statement of developer on reddit:
We ran out of buttons. Maybe in an update.
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There's currently no restart button on the PS4 console but Tyrone ( developer who worked on the game ) says maybe in a later update so hopes afterbirth will Come with a quick restart option :)
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth adds an additional 10 challenges that are nothing like the original 20!
Some are downright unique, while others are just frustratingly difficult to complete. All the main information about the new challenges can be found below.
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