The Basement Collection

The Basement Collection

Released Aug 2012

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

86% positive · 1,663 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to buy

Steam $3.99
Can't confirm — worth a look
We couldn't confirm these stores carry this game.
Green Man Gaming Steam key Search IndieGala Steam key Search
Prices in USD, as listed by each store.
Buying through an affiliate store helps support the site

Evaluation

The Basement Collection is a curated compilation of 9 indie games by Edmund McMillen, released on August 31, 2012. The store description presents it as a complete, finished package — a definitive collection of games with bonus content, a full soundtrack, extras, and unlockables all included at launch. There is no indication of any post-launch content additions, roadmap, or DLC. The one developer news post found (January 26, 2026) was an announcement for an entirely separate game, Mewgenics, posted on this page's news feed — it contains no mention of updates or new content for The Basement Collection itself. This game launched as a complete product and has remained that way.
Evidence
Store description presents The Basement Collection as a complete package of 9 games with bonus content, soundtrack, extras, and unlockables — all included at launch with no mention of future additions.
description · Aug 31, 2012 source content shipped
high
The only developer news post is an announcement for a separate game, Mewgenics, with no reference to any updates or new content for The Basement Collection.
news post · Jan 26, 2026 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Publisher
Edmund McMillen
Achievements
53
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

The Basement Collection is a compilation of 9 award winning indie games by Edmund McMillen, creator of Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac. All of the games featured in the collection have been revamped and updated, featuring bonus chapters, new music, art and other extras.
The Basement Collection includes:
  • Aether ( an exploration adventure game )
  • Time Fcuk ( a dark puzzle game )
  • Spewer ( a physics based platformer )
  • Meat Boy ( the super meat boy prototype )
  • Grey Matter ( an anti shooter )
  • Coil (an experimental game )
  • Triachnid (a physics based spider sim)
The collection also features 2 secret unlockable games and tons of unlockable comics, sketch books and even never before scene stock footage from Indie Game: The Movie.

Key Features

  • 8 full games, featuring new content, achievements and development extras.
  • 8 unlockable extras featuring bonus games, comics, sketch books and videos.
  • A full collection soundtrack, featuring over 30 full length tracks from games featured as well as fan made bonus tracks.
  • Over 30 minutes of audio interviews.
  • Over 20 minutes of video extras from Indie Game: The Movie, (15 minutes of never before scene footage).
  • Over 15 pages of development sketches and character designs.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
Something about this evaluation looks wrong Report illegal or harmful content