

Gish won Game Tunnel's 2004 Adventure Game of the Year, as well as Indie Game of the Year.

McMillen is also known for the games Gish, Aether, The Binding of Isaac and Coil. His most well-known games are the Flash-based game Meat Boy, and its sequel Super Meat Boy, which has been released for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4. 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. McMillen's initial graphic work was in independent comics. He was confronted by this extreme faith, which caused him religious guilt and mental problems causing him to grow a desire to fight back, resulting in his acting out against them.
THE BINDING OF ISAAC ONLINE MOVIE
In an interview with Indie Game: The Movie he explains that his family was consistently riddled with alcohol and drug addiction. His childhood represents his own game creations, more specifically The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Many of these drawings can be seen by unlocking The Box in one of his games, The Basement Collection. Later in his life, McMillen received a box from his grandmother that contained all of his drawings as a child.

McMillen spent most of his childhood with his grandmother, whom he considers to be the greatest source of support in his creative endeavors. He is fond of drawing, his favorite subject being monsters. A lifelong resident of Watsonville, in Santa Cruz, California, he attended Soquel High School. McMillen was born on March 2, 1980, to a family of "born-again Christians" of Mexican descent. His most notable works include 2010's side-scroller Super Meat Boy and 2011's roguelike game The Binding of Isaac and its 2014 remake. Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac ( Rebirth), The End Is NighĮdmund Charles McMillen (born March 2, 1980) is an American video game designer and artist known for his Flash game visual style.
