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The Door in the Basement

Aegon Games · 2021-04-21

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 21, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

88%
positive of 188 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$10.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.8k–8.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 188 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.49 at Steam (2024-03-14) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $10.99 · on sale 7 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420212026Week of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$10.99$5.492021-04-212026-08-172021-04-21 — best price $10.992021-08-23 — best price $8.242021-11-01 — best price $10.992021-12-23 — best price $8.242022-02-14 — best price $10.992022-05-02 — best price $7.692022-06-13 — best price $10.992022-08-15 — best price $7.692022-09-26 — best price $10.992022-11-22 — best price $6.592023-01-05 — best price $10.992023-04-24 — best price $6.592023-06-12 — best price $10.992023-08-14 — best price $6.592023-11-02 — best price $10.992023-12-21 — best price $6.592024-03-21 — best price $10.992024-06-27 — best price $5.492024-07-22 — best price $10.992024-10-28 — best price $5.492024-12-04 — best price $10.992025-02-03 — best price $5.492025-07-10 — best price $10.992025-09-29 — best price $5.492025-11-03 — best price $10.992026-02-02 — best price $5.492026-03-26 — best price $10.992026-05-04 — best price $10.992026-08-17 — best price $10.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
77%
earned "Delving Deeper"
46.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundPartial Controller SupportSteam Cloud

Player tags

DarkIndieHorrorMysterySurrealSurvivalAdventureAtmosphericExplorationUnderground

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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