# Games like The Basement Collection

> The closest matches to The Basement Collection: The End Is Nigh, The Legend of Bum-Bo, Cave Story+, The Binding of Isaac, and Terry's Other Games. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The End Is Nigh](https://imho.run/games/583470/the-end-is-nigh) — Shares precision platforming with The Basement Collection. 1,896 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/583470/)
2. [The Legend of Bum-Bo](https://imho.run/games/1148650/the-legend-of-bum-bo) — Same dark mood as The Basement Collection. 3,563 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148650/)
3. [Cave Story+](https://imho.run/games/200900/cave-story) — Shares achievement hunting with The Basement Collection. 3,688 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200900/)
4. [The Binding of Isaac](https://imho.run/games/113200/the-binding-of-isaac) — A frequent pick in The Basement Collection players' libraries, and another RPG. 23,345 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/113200/)
5. [Terry's Other Games](https://imho.run/games/2824580/terry-s-other-games) — Shares precision platforming and achievement hunting with The Basement Collection. 54 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2824580/)
6. [Mushroom 11](https://imho.run/games/243160/mushroom-11) — Shares puzzle solving with The Basement Collection. 112 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243160/)
7. [LIMBO](https://imho.run/games/48000/limbo) — A frequent pick in The Basement Collection players' libraries, and another Action. 12,690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/)
8. [Super Meat Boy](https://imho.run/games/40800/super-meat-boy) — A frequent pick in The Basement Collection players' libraries, and another Indie. 13,383 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/)
9. [Pony Island](https://imho.run/games/405640/pony-island) — Shares achievement hunting and puzzle solving with The Basement Collection. 7,895 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/405640/)
10. [UFO 50](https://imho.run/games/1147860/ufo-50) — Same retro mood as The Basement Collection. 6,366 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147860/)
11. [Albert and Otto](https://imho.run/games/368590/albert-and-otto) — Shares precision platforming with The Basement Collection. 165 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368590/)
12. [Gish](https://imho.run/games/9500/gish) — Same retro mood as The Basement Collection. 167 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9500/)
13. [SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE](https://imho.run/games/690040/superhot-mind-control-delete) — Shares time manipulation with The Basement Collection. 5,500 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690040/)
14. [BOOR](https://imho.run/games/450170/boor) — Same dark mood as The Basement Collection. 94 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450170/)
15. [Portal](https://imho.run/games/400/portal) — Shares achievement hunting with The Basement Collection. 81,472 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400/)
16. [The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom](https://imho.run/games/40930/the-misadventures-of-p-b-winterbottom) — Shares time manipulation and precision platforming with The Basement Collection. 265 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40930/)
17. [Minute of Islands](https://imho.run/games/1049710/minute-of-islands) — Shares narrative exploration and puzzle solving with The Basement Collection. 351 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049710/)
18. [Knock-knock](https://imho.run/games/250380/knock-knock) — A frequent pick in The Basement Collection players' libraries, and another Adventure. 395 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250380/)
19. [Unmechanical](https://imho.run/games/211180/unmechanical) — Same contemplative mood as The Basement Collection. 197 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211180/)
20. [Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine](https://imho.run/games/2228030/dr-fetus-mean-meat-machine) — Same dark mood as The Basement Collection. 112 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2228030/)
21. [This Is No Cave](https://imho.run/games/2852760/this-is-no-cave) — Shares precision platforming with The Basement Collection. 76 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2852760/)
22. [CorgiSpace](https://imho.run/games/4044300/corgispace) — Shares precision platforming and achievement hunting with The Basement Collection. 51 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/)
23. [A Difficult Game About Climbing](https://imho.run/games/2497920/a-difficult-game-about-climbing) — Shares precision platforming and achievement hunting with The Basement Collection. 3,211 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2497920/)
24. [Vessel](https://imho.run/games/108500/vessel) — Same contemplative mood as The Basement Collection. 282 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108500/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=214790&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=214790&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=214790&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=214790
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/214790
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Basement Collection

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

## Game info

- **AppID:** 214790
- **Developer:** Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel
- **Publisher:** Edmund McMillen
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 31, 2012
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/214790/the-basement-collection)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=214790&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214790/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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