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Pillars of eternity 1 and 2, octopath traveler, Chrono trigger, streets of rage, sonic 1-3, and doom eternal were all pretty amazing

Subnautica. Love the atmosphere that the music conveys.

I would like to throw in Terranigma's OST. Specifically, the Hometown theme song.

Unreal

Hyperlight Drifter

Cobalt Core

They're in the same vein but it's some of the best chiptune-esque music I've ever heard. They're not these one note, one tempo, same vibe over and over again tracks. They have feeling and movement. Almost melancholic at times. Scary in the case of HLD. They remind me a lot of mid 2010s prog metal in some respects. Not the heaviness or the distorted guitars, but the melodies and creativity with sound that pushed music forward in those years. Like the last track of the Cobalt Core ost flows right into My Last Serenade by Killswitch Engage and it's a chefs kiss of greatness. They're both top 5 video game ost for me.

Chrono Cross.

I got one I'm betting we won't find on here yet...

Alone in the Dark 5, an incredibly ambitious game that fell short, but had some great ideas.

One of which was how that incredible soundtrack by Oliver Deriviere drove this particular playable sequence, 59th Street .

The whole soundtrack done in conjunction with "The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices" is absolutely stunning for an action-horror title.

It was the best part of the game and an incredible example of meshing soundtrack with cinematic gameplay.

. . . actually? All the stuff he does is freaking awesome, so see/listen to his other titles like:

• Remember Me (Awesomely underrated!)
• Obscure

Other (lesser known / thought of?) good soundtracks off the top of my head:

• There Came an Echo (by Big Giant Circles. So good they used the theme in Stranger Things! Season..2?)
• Anything by Supergiant lol.
• Oni (bungie / rockstar)
• FTL
• Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, Metro: Exodus
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• X-COM: Enemy Unknown and X-COM 2.
• King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity

I'll probably add to this if I think of any more. :)

I'm surprised at the lack of love for 13 Sentinels - Aegis Rim here. It's a little more on the electronic side but fans of the NieR soundtracks in particular would vibe hard with 13S-AR. A couple of standouts - Lysine and Brat Overflow

Marathon 2: Durandal has only one song, the title theme, but I do like it as a good "get one pumped to play the game" song! From the band Power of Seven.

EDIT: Also, while I don't know if I'd want to just listen to it alone outside of the game

never tried

Jets'n'Guns has a soundtrack that works well for the game. Done by the band Machinae Supremacy. One of the game's levels is set in a future Machinae Supremacy concert.

Also, Bandcamp link for the soundtrack: https://machinaesupremacy.bandcamp.com/album/jetsnguns-soundtrack

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