Edmund McMillen

Edmund McMillen is an American independent game designer and artist best known for creating several influential indie titles, including Super Meat Boy (developed with Tommy Refenes as Team Meat), The Binding of Isaac, and The Basement Collection. His work is characterized by distinctive hand-drawn art, dark and often surreal themes, tight platforming and roguelike gameplay mechanics, and a long history of starting with small Flash projects before expanding them into larger commercial releases.

The Basement Collection is a compilation of McMillen's earlier Flash and prototype games, packaged and released as a commercial product that showcases his formative designs and artistic evolution. Over his career he has released games across PC (Steam), consoles, and other platforms, collaborating with a variety of indie developers and publishers while maintaining an independent creative identity. McMillen is active in the indie game community and often shares development updates and art publicl...