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Is The Basement Collection worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want several short indie genres in one collection rather than a single focused game
- Fans of Edmund McMillen who want access to earlier projects and development extras
- Players interested in bonus games, soundtrack tracks, interviews, sketches, and video material
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking one continuous campaign with a unified genre and story
- Players who prefer a single polished game over a varied compilation of older and updated projects
- Players looking for a focused modern RPG, strategy game, or cooperative experience
Our take on The Basement Collection
Its defining format is a mixed archive: nine indie games are packaged with unlockable games and extensive development material, including interviews, sketches, soundtrack tracks, comics, and video footage.
What is The Basement Collection?
This compilation gathers nine independent games from Edmund McMillen, covering exploration, puzzles, platforming, experimental play, and physics-driven mechanics.
Revised editions add chapters, songs, visual material, achievements, and development-related extras. The package also contains two unlockable titles, comics, sketchbooks, character artwork, and video clips connected to Indie Game: The Movie. Its audio selection includes over 30 complete game tracks plus fan-created additions, while interview recordings run beyond 30 minutes. Video content exceeds 20 minutes, and the development archive includes more than 15 pages of concept drawings and character artwork. Included games are Aether, Time Fcuk, Spewer, Meat Boy, Grey Matter, Coil, and Triachnid.
How The Basement Collection plays
- 01Nine-game compilation
- The set includes titles spanning exploration adventure, dark puzzles, physics platforming, experimental play, and a spider simulation.
- 02Unlockable extras
- Additional content includes two hidden games, comics, sketchbooks, and other development material.
- 03Collection soundtrack
- The audio package contains over 30 full-length game and fan-made bonus tracks.
- 04Development materials
- Included extras feature over 30 minutes of interviews, more than 20 minutes of video, and over 15 pages of sketches and character designs.
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The Basement Collection: platforms & release
Is The Basement Collection worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want several short indie genres in one collection rather than a single focused game. Skip it if: players seeking one continuous campaign with a unified genre and story.
Where can I download The Basement Collection?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Basement Collection's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Basement Collection on?
Windows and macOS.
