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Nier Automata

Edit: it was mentioned already but I'm keeping it

Recently,

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I think the soundtrack was the best part of the game.

All time,

Anything Final Fantasy or Elder Scrolls is timeless.

Portal 2

Doom 2016

OST ones:

• Pizza tower
• Jet Set Radio/Future
• Doom 2016
• Psychonauts 1 and 2
• The Binding of Isaac Rebirth and DLC

With licensed music:

• Pretty much any GTA
• THPS series
• NFS Series from 2 SE up until Most Wanted 2005

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

Surprised no one said Nier Automata yet. Great soundtrack and game

Shovel Knight.

Outstanding compositions and Famitracker work by Virt.

Surprised Halo wasn't mentioned yet.

Not seen mentioned yet, but Homeworld (1999).

The transition from the opening cutscene to the game proper scored to Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings) by Samuel Barber really set the tone for the thing.

I don't remember much else about the soundtrack, but that one piece stuck with me.

Nobody has mentioned the Fallout games, but they always have a great radio station you can turn on for background music. Sometimes the soundtrack itself is pretty good too.

The soundtrack in Celeste is fantastic

Ragnarok Online. Really love “Desert” and “Dancimg Christmas in the 13th Month.” So many more, but those two really stand out.

Lots of good choices in the comments already so I'll start with what I'm currently obsessed with: Project Wingman and its DLC, FRONTLINE-59.

OTXO is also great if you're looking for some heart-pounding action, both in-game and to listen.

Neotokyo, the old source mod has two fantastic cyberpunk albums for its OST: GSDF and NSF. Both have their own unique style instead of trying to imitate the classics which is a huge plus.

I've seen Drakengard being mentioned already so have some heavenly sounds announcing the end of the world. If you'd like something that doesn't cause as much mental damage as the first game, Drakengard 3 is your friend! It's still possesses the mad undertones of the original and some of the boss music can be take it or leave it for some people as the heavy electronic vibes can clash with the medieval fantasy aesthetic (I love them all personally) but it has some absolute bangers as well.
Here are the usual suspects when people talk about this title:

• Black Song - surprisingly light considering when it plays in the game.
• The Final Song is a backing track for an 8 minute boss fight with no checkpoints and no place for mistakes (1HP through the whole thing baby!).
• This Silence Is Mine - if you want to listen to someone who've been through hell and back singing asking for the sweet release of death. It's raw, it's emotional and it perfectly encapsulates all the themes of the D3's protagonist, Zero. Still one of my favourite OST songs of all time despite listening to it for at least a decade now.

Last but not least, Shantae and the Pirate's Curse. It's filled with fun and energetic tracks which fit perfectly with the light comedic tone of the series. Jake Kaufman's masterpiece and probably my favourite OST in the series.

Just comented this in another thread, but Amon Tobin's soundtrack for Splinter Cell Chaos Theory goes fucking hard.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nphWymI_0f4SxcEak39sDr0k0CxujIOws

Ori and the Blind Forest/ Will of the Wisps Still the only two games that I've sought out and added the music to my playlists, although Skyrim and LoZ songs tend to be covered by artists in my daily rotations

Bastion had a fantastic soundtrack. I still have songs from that game in rotation. There are a few perfectly timed music queues that made each song just hit hard.

Absolute nonsense for this post to have 61 comments and none of them have mentioned Outer Wilds yet. Echoes of the Eye could be its own separate answer to this as well. Take a listen to this track, it is the essence of adventure in audio form

1. All of the Zelda games
2. All of the Ori games
3. All of the Horizon games
4. All of the Mario Galaxy games

So good.

I really like the soundtrack to Suikoden. Maybe it's nostalgia, but it's one of the better ones for me.

And lunar silver star story is pretty good too.

Death Stranding

Before games had full epic soundtracks, you still got quality "intro tracks", occasionally with a few other songs for whilst you're playing.

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe intro music (youtube link)

From the same Atari ST/Amiga era: Chaos Engine, Frontier Elite 2, Xenon 2 Megablast, Syndicate Wars

For newer stuff with "full soundtracks", you can't beat Stellaris OST (youtube link)

• Cave Story
• Chrono Trigger
• CrossCode
• Crypt of the Necrodancer
• F-Zero GX
• Guilty Gear
• Jet Set Radio
• Land Maker
• Lethal League
• Shatter
• Splatoon
• Them's Fightin' Herds
• Tower of Heaven
• Undertale/Deltarune
• VVVVVV
• The World Ends With You

Neon White has a killer soundtrack by Machine Girl. Highly recommend it for anyone into DnB (the game also isn't bad).

• Eternal Sonata
• Jet Set Radio
• Hades
• Burnout Revenge

Earthbound/Mother (mainly Mother 3)
Zelda (especially Ocarina and Twilight Princess)
Ratchet & Clank (especially the first game had some bangers)
Half Life, surprisingly. It has very little music but Diabolical Adrenaline Guitar drops at the perfect moment and makes you feel like you're living in an action movie. 🤌
OFF by Mortis Ghost is similar. Mostly ambient tracks but the melodic ones hit different

Alright i'll try to go with things that has not been submitted yet.

• Ace combat 7 has consistent bangers. Also project wingman in the same style, slightly less consistent, but the best tracks are absolutely amazing (showdown and redline are in my opinion)
• I did not play Mighty Switch Force and Mighty Switch Force 2, but this game has really good tracks
• ULTRAKILL is not really out yet, but its soundtrack is already amazing
• Turrican 2 has some pretty damn good chiptune tracks
• VA-11 HALL-A which also acts as an amazing background music to work
• Tekken tag 2 / Tekken 8
• Distance (this one is probably a bit personal though)

Aaand i'll stop there otherwise this will be a way too long post

Neverhood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfoULnSYMYY