The Legend of Bum-Bo

The Legend of Bum-Bo

Edmund McMillen · 2019 · Roguelite, Indie, Strategy, Adventure, Match 3

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About The Legend of Bum-Bo

✦ AI summary

Help Bum-bo recover his stolen coin by battling through a sewer full of twisted enemies in this puzzle-based deckbuilding roguelike where you collect, modify, and combo items to create powerful synergies. Edmund McMillen's quirky prequel to The Binding of Isaac features over 100 unique items, multiple playable characters, and challenging boss fights wrapped in darkly comedic storytelling.

"This Bum-bo game! it about time Bum-bo got coin stoled by ugly thing... can you help Bum-bo bash?"
- Bum-bo the Brave.


When Bum-bo's only coin is stolen by a mysterious entity and pulled down into the sewer, Bum-bo finds himself facing droves of deranged enemies, lost children, his fears, and eventually the beast that stole his beloved coin.

Gameplay
The Legend of Bum-bo is a puzzle based "deckbuilding roguelike" by Edmund McMillen (The Binding of isaac, Super Meat Boy) and James Interactive, where players collect hordes of items that can be modified, upgraded and comboed with others in many interesting ways. Play as one of many Bum-bo, each with its own unique abilities, as they smash, bash and splash their way through a variety of cardboard monstrosities, giant bosses and dark personal urges...

oh also its the prequel to The Binding of Isaac!

Features:


- 100+ unique items that can be modified and upgraded.
- 80+ unique trinkets that give neato passive abilities.
- 4+ playable characters each with their own unique abilities.
- 10 ugly, yet cute bosses.
- 30 enemies
- Amazing music by Ridiculon!
- loads of unlockables!
- Animated cut scenes that will make you feel bad!
- Poop!

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jul 4, 2026
Due to a lot..and mean A LOOOOT of bugs I wouldn't recommend getting it at least not in full price. I kinda enjoyed it because I love TBOI:R and its a spin off match 4 so you get the memo.
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Recommended Jul 16, 2026
BUMBO GOT COIN i wish this game had more attention i feel like the throbbing domain(from Mewgenics) would really fit in this game
Not recommended Jul 9, 2026
nah
Recommended Jul 7, 2026
bumbo
Recommended Jul 6, 2026
Wasn't expecting to love this as much as I did, great game!
Recommended Jul 2, 2026
Good game, but definitely get it on sale. No where near the depth of other Ed McMillen games, but it's funny and a great distraction for a few hours. Humor is very meme-y.

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