Gaming

Outer Wilds, Alan Wake, Gray Matter

I haven't finished the game yet, but Journey's OST is simply amazing.

Hollow Knight ofc, but also love Risk of Rain 2's OST, cyberpunk 2077 has a lot of bangers in there too. Unironically Spore has a nice soundtrack, but ofc it's better when you're in-game. Mass Effect has several bangers per game, especially love the OSTs of ME2 and 3. I love a lot of game music, especially when it's enhancing a moment in the game. Like in Spore when you're on the main menu with the spiral galaxy, or in ME2 when you're on the final mission. The thing that sold me on Cyberpunks OST was two fold: the radio stations are great, but the secret ending while listening to The Rebel Path is an adrenaline rush.

For me it's Skyrim. Streets of Whiterun, Masser, Jerral Mountains, Under an Ancient Sun, so many tracks that just instantly transport me back to the world I was immersed in throughout most of high school. They bring a sense of peace that comes from exploring in a simpler time.

Surprised no one's mentioned Undertale yet

Halo (of course), Deus Ex, Cyberpunk 2077, Doom, Elder Scrolls, the Sega Genesis Sonic games, Psychonauts, Super Mario, Mirror's Edge, hell, I never really thought about it before but there is a lot of good stuff out there.

• Hardspace: Shipbreaker
• Risk of Rain 2
• Gran Turismo (literally all of them, but 4 is a classic)
• Super Mario Galaxy 1&2
• Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies (still get chills from it every time I listen)

everhood has a really good ost

Symphony of the Night has an entire pile of bangers and is my clear winner in this category.

I would say Halo 3: the music that play in the teaser triggered a HUGE hype instantly and because bungie delivered, the game has a special place in my heart, including the OST.

This year Baldur's Gate 3 OST is also about to be a banger (hope larian win the best score at the GA, even if it will be complicated with FFXVI OST)

I really love Divinity 2's soundtrack.

Super Mario Galaxy is the one that stuck with me. Also, I love Stardew Valley's and Ori's off the top of my head.

I'm going to be weird and say Undertale/Deltarune; Toby Fox is really good at music imo. The fact that he brought that talent with him into Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is admirable to me.

I also really enjoy the Katamari games and Silent Hill. The Pokemon games themselves also have some bangers, ngl.

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Wild for me to scroll through a thread like this without seeing Halo: ODST mentioned.

The Metal Gear Solid series, particularly Snake Eater.

It's just so dramatic and over the top like the rest of the game.

They even wisely use it as a pallet cleanser after fighting The End and you have to climb that long ass ladder.

Final Fantasy XIV is my singular favorite, but given all its expansions that might be cheating a touch. ;) The Final Fantasy series in general tends to have great music.

Nier series, chrono trigger, Skyrim, and there are a lot of others I've liked as well, but I think that covers all my favorites. :)

Halo Reach!

In most games I turn off the music pretty quickly so the ones where I don't must be my favorites.

• Heroes of the Storm. Great originals and lots of reworks of favorites from other Blizzard games. I must admit that I turned it off eventually because I play better without music but I've listened to those tunes for hundreds of hours over the years.

• Crypt of the Necrodancer, which is a good thing since it's a rhythm game :)

• The Isaac and VVVVVV music fit the games really well.

• The digital version of the Ascension deckbuilding game has some really nice art and music. My favorite is the Dreamscape stuff.

Edit, almost forgot, lots of favorites from the 8-bit home computer days (Spectrum 128 AY, C64 SID). From console games Earthbound was memorable.

There are so many :)

• Diablo 1 and 2
• Warcraft 2 and 3
• Starcraft 1
• Legend of Zelda (most of them anyway)
• Red Alert 1 & 2
• Tiberian Sun
• Doom 2016
• Oblivion and Skyrim
• Fallout 3 and New Vegas

Nier Automata/Replicant and Metal Gear Rising are my favourite soundtracks if not music in general. The Nier soundtrack is so emotional, especially when you know the story behind the songs, while the Metal Gear Rising Soundtrack is basically just pure adrenaline.

I’ve always been a big fan of pretty much all of the Persona series’ soundtracks.

Mass Destruction from Persona 3 is just *chefs kiss*

I’ve always been a fan of the Sim City soundtracks. Despite being a bummer of a game, the 2013 version is one of my favorite for just the music.

Divinity Original Sin 2 is my go-to.

The Maxis Sim City game has a great OST from Chris Tilton. Quite partial to Riven and Hotline Miami too.

Honourable mention for Bastion too. And sometime I like the This War of Mine acoustic guitar stuff.

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pathfinder wotr

elden ring was nice too

Celeste and bastion are nice as well ~

I love the Subnautica OST.

RuneScape of course

idk if this counts as an "OST" but the New Vegas soundtrack like changed my life lol. the vibes set by those choice cuts of big band/swing from the era just added a level of immersion and comfort I didn't even know existed.

Deus Ex and Oblivion

Kenshi's soundtrack has such an amazing, surreal sound. Such a vibe, love it.