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I love listening to Rimworlds OST and Hotline Miamis soundtrack.

Jet Set Radio Jet Set Radio Future Bombrush Cyberfunk

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And if you wanna go hard - DOOM (2016)

Personally, Quake (1996). I remember playing it as a teen and actually feeling my heart rate increase with the music. It was the first game that the music really immersed me into the game.

Honorable mention, The Housebuilding Song from RDR2. Just a perfect way to lighten the mood after such a hard hitting chapter.

Def hollow knight, I think it captures the essence of a long decaying kingdom perfectly.

Some great ones:

Gyruss (arcade)

Bubble Bobble (arcade)

WipeOut 2097(XL) (psx - probably the best example of songs that compliment the gameplay)

Afterburner II (arcade - just one specific track called City 202, at time 15:34)

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720 ( arcade - blistering)

Rolling Thunder ( arcade - max funky )

Okami has a truly beautiful soundtrack, my favourites are the 'The Sun Rises' and The Eight Dog Warriors Theme'. Also Calamari Inkantation from Splatoon is fantastic.

Right now I'm going to have to go with a tie between Brok and Graff from Brok the Investigator and the legacy soundtrack piece After The Flames by Josh Woodward from SuperTuxKart.

I still listen to the NSFU2 soundtrack today when I feel the need for a bit of hard hitting sound, with some variety.

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I'm going to go for a bit of a deeper cut and say Mad Rat Dead. They took a genre which relies so heavily on the strength of its music (rhythm platformer), and produced a soundtrack where literally every song is a banger, and produced some great emotional moments as well--the transition from Cottage House to Kind of Hope and Neuchatel still makes me choke up just thinking about it.

I'm a big fan of the Offworld Trading Company OST.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mKUh4ny0EVAbJNHR9Bd69cS6I49VdHric

Not exactly answering the question, but hearing every generational rendition of Proof of a Hero throughout the Monster Hunter games still gives me the feels

For me definitively the soundtrack of Boneworks (which is also the best VR game I know). Especially its main theme ("Bone Theme") and "Who am I"

Some more awesome OSTs in no particular order: Minecraft, Banjo-Kazooie / Banjo Tooie, Witcher 3, Risk of Rain 2

Wingspan. I have the Vinyl OST.

Monument Valley is quite nice too.

I played a beautiful game last year called Omno, and the soundtrack to that was just breathtaking. I listen to it all the time

Haven't seen it mentioned, but, Spiritfarer

Underwater theme from donkey Kong country

Really really obscure but I could never take this song off my head, from A Thousand Arms, psx game. Game was a goor jrpg.

Mario 2.

https://youtu.be/yBISfv-6hfo

Samurai Shodown series has an amazing soundtrack. A mix of traditional Japnese sound, rock music, chaotic jazz, and ambient sound that barely resembles a song. The ending of 3 is my ultimate 'get pumped' song:

https://youtu.be/smKr282S8-I

Star control 2 was the absolute best imo

Just one track? The Requiem of Shield Knight from Shovel Knight.

Tunic has an otherworldly soundtrack. It's perfect music to listen to while working. https://youtu.be/nnvjKf_mRYM

My personal bias is music from the Wild Arms series. Michiko Naruke is a top-tier composer.

Hughe fan of the low roar songs in death stranding

It’s not better than Tetris I’ll admit. But I’ve always had a soft spot for the Mass Effect soundtrack.

Modern Warfare 2 (2009)

Left 4 Dead

Warcraft classic - TBC - WOTLK - Cataclysm

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