The Basement Collection (2012)

Developer: Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
Publisher: Edmund McMillen
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 1,642 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 6.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A grab bag of small, janky indie experiments that swing from dark puzzles to physics-based platforming.

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What players say

Players say this collection of Edmund McMillen's early flash games is full of content but very dated. A few games stand out, especially Time Fcuk, while others feel janky. Some achievements are brutally hard, and players recommend buying it at a discount.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.