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The Basement Collection

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2012

Should you play it?

A collection of 9 award winning indie games from the creator of "Binding of isaac" and "Super Meat Boy"!

What works

  • Diverse and creative collection of games
  • Includes bonus content like artwork and interviews
  • Good value for price
  • Preserves classic flash games
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay for fans

Things to keep in mind

  • Some games have frustrating controls and lag issues
  • Not all games appeal equally to all players
  • Achievement completion can be very difficult
  • Limited appeal outside of edmund mcmillen fans
  • No multiplayer or cooperative features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • B.I.O.T.A.

  • Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

  • DICEOMANCER

  • Reventure

  • Space Gladiators

  • Backpack Hero

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Basement Collection but with less self-expression and customization

  • BirdGut

  • Minit

  • The Elephant Collection

  • JermaSlots

  • Neglected

  • Changed

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  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Basement Collection. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Basement Collection: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026