Edmund McMillen is the creator of The Binding of Isaac series, as well as various other semi-popular games, some of which are available on the gaming platform Steam.
Career
McMillen's initial graphic work was in independent comics. While he has largely abandoned this field in favor of video games, he has released a series of comics featuring Meat Boy, the title character in the video game Super Meat Boy, as a promotional tie-in for the game. His most well-known games are the Flash-based game Meat Boy, and its much-lauded sequel Super Meat Boy, which has been released for the Xbox 360 platform and PC. McMillen is also known for the award-winning games Gish, Aether, The Binding of Isaac, and Coil. Gish won Game Tunnel's 2004 Adventure Game of the Year, as well as Indie Game of the Year. McMillen's game Coil was nominated for the Innovation Award at the 2009 Independent Games Festival. McMillen was the original character artist and animator on Braid, before those assets were replaced by the work of David Hellman. Braid went on to win the Innovation Award at the 2006 Independent Games Festival prior to its release, and several awards in 2008, including GameSpot's Best Platformer, and Best Original Downloadable Console Game, and the 12th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards Casual Game of the Year. His game Aether was a 2009 IndieCade finalist and received an honorable mention.
Games developed
| Game | Platform | Release year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snackolantern | Adobe Flash | 2003 | |
| Carious Weltling | Adobe Flash | 2003 | |
| Gish | Windows, OS X, Linux | 2004 | |
| Blast Miner | Windows | 2006 | |
| Triachnid | Adobe Flash | 2006 | |
| Cereus Peashy | Adobe Flash | 2007 | |
| Host | Adobe Flash | 2007 | |
| Guppy | Adobe Flash | 2007 | |
| Coil | Adobe Flash | 2008 | |
| Meat Boy | Adobe Flash | 2008 | |
| Cunt | Adobe Flash | 2008 | |
| Aether | Adobe Flash | 2008 | |
| Grey-Matter | Adobe Flash | 2008 | |
| Spewer | Adobe Flash | 2009 | |
| Time Fcuk | Adobe Flash | 2009 | |
| Super Meat Boy | Windows, OS X, Linux, Xbox 360 | 2010 | |
| The Binding of Isaac | Windows, OS X, Linux, Adobe Flash | 2011 | |
| The Basement Collection | Windows, OS X, Linux, Adobe Flash | 2012 | |
| Facist | Adobe Flash | 2014 | |
| The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | 2014 | |
| Super Meat Boy: Forever | Steam, iOS, Android | TBA | In development |
| Mew-Genics | Steam, iOS, Android | TBA | In development; currently on hold |
Social Media
- Official website
- Edmund's user page on Newgrounds
- Edmund's Dev Blog for Gay nerds
- Edmund's Dev blog for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Place for suggestions and discussions)