I have lots of favourites but I feel like most will be suggested by others so I’ll go for one that isn’t as popular: Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine. The whole soundtrack is amazing start to finish. Some of the best piano tunes to ever be in a video game, and a super under-appreciated game. It should’ve been way bigger than it was. Unfortunately it’s being tainted by its less-than-stellar sequel which came out recently. Don’t play the sequel, but definitely play the original. It’s fun solo but it really shines co-op with a friend (or three). It supports up to four players and I’d definitely recommend co-op if you have the means. I used to play it on 360 with a friend of mine and it’s some of my most fond gaming memories. It’s not a difficult game to figure out but it’s not an easy game to get good at. But all that is to say, play the game, or if you can’t, absolutely listen to the soundtrack. It’s awesome.
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/u/tal@lemmy.world is a hero for linking all the tracks in this thread.
Literally every Supergiant game.
skyrim might be THE greatest soundtrack of all time
fallout 1 and 2 (and new vegas as it reuses the soundtrack) are really cool and eerie. fallout 3 and 4 are good too
i quite enjoyed the soundtrack for south of midnight
also, this next one isnt an official soundtrack made for the game but a collection of good songs. but madden 10 has probably the most ludicrously stacked soundtrack ive ever heard for a sports game
Skyrim OST is absolute peak. Hard agree on that. The rest are great too.
Civ 3 has my fav soundtrack. My favorite is this gem you get in the modern era:
Bunch of bangers on this list already, but the one that sends shivers up my spine to this day is Crusader Kings 2.
Fantastic game soundtracks are the ones which I actually go out of my way to acquire. Chrono Trigger, PixelJunkMonsters Deluxe, SimCity 3000, and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair.
In no particular order:
- Warhammer 40k Mechanicus
- Total Annihilation
- Doom 2016
- Hotline Miami
- Rome Total War
- Witcher 3
- Halo
- StarCraft
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
The entire Ace Combat series, particularly from 4 onward are almost entirely comprised of the best music I've ever heard. I couldn't reccomend all the specific tracks because i'd probably hit some sort of character limit but each game has a "flagship" track which I'll highlight here:
- Rex Tremendae + Megalith -Agnus Dei-
- The Unsung War (special mention to First Flight)
- Zero
- The Liberation of Gracemeria
- Daredevil
Also will reccomend both the Metal Gear Saga (e.g. ...Metal Gear Saga)
And the Boss themes from Metal Gear Rising
- Rules of Nature
- I'm My Own Master Now
- A Stranger I Remain
- The Stains of Time
- Red Sun
- The Only Thing I Know For Reap
- Collective Consciousness
- It Has To Be This Way
Mirror's Edge, as well as Hardspace Shipbreaker
Mirror’s Edge
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mirror%E2%80%99s+Edge+soundtrack
Hardspace Shipbreaker
Linked elsewhere.
I loved Mirror’s Edge. The sequel was decent too. I kind of want to replay it again.
OTXO and what's even more impressive is that the developer of the game made the music himself! GhostRunner had a bangin' ass soundtrack too.
i'm ngl most nintendo games really got banger music. i esp love mario kart 8's soundtrack, peak fusion
Rimworld
Starsector
Project Zomboid
Thank you kind internet stranger.
Risk of Rain 2, by Chris Chris, is such a fucking bop! I particularly recommend The raindrop that fell to the sky and The rain formerly known as purple
RoR one is good too, but not as much
Chrono Cross.
Persona 3/4/5 are goated on their own ways in my opinion.
The Final Fantasy X soundtrack is great too
but rn my obsession soundtrack is Neon White, I love machine girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9X15iDR7z8
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.
Hyper Light Drifter's soundtrack is truly a masterpiece. Same guy did FEZ too; another excellent soundtrack.
Not sure if mentioned yet, but EVE Online has an amazing soundtrack. Their 10 Year Anniversary Symphony is just the cream on top.
I would like to throw in Terranigma's OST. Specifically, the Hometown theme song.
Quake 2
Guild Wars 1
Ape Escape. I think Cryptic Relics is my favorite track but they're all so good. They're all drum and bass bangers.