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I remember playing it on release... Feels like a lifetime ago. Usually it'd feel like less but 10 years checks out for me here.
I was really big into Isaac at the time, but never went back to play any of the DLCs. Maybe now is the time
BoI is still one of the best feeling roguelites ever.
But it also very much suffers from the design philosophies of the 2010s. Because you are going to do one of:
Because there are way too many upgrades that end up being downgrades that can just kill a run completely unless you plan for them. And there is no good way to understand that in game.
You're missing out, Repentance is amazing. They're all on sale right now for the 10th anniversary so it's a good time to get them.