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Sonic Mania - Hydrocity Zone Act 2

Mortal kombaaaaaaat

Pa pa pa tum tum tum pa pa pa

half life franchise (seriously every game has perfect and fitting soundtrack) super meat boy (both the original 2010 soundtrack composed by danny b and the 2015 soundtrack made by various artists rock. but the 2010 soundtrack is one of the most iconic soundtracks ever made in my opinion.)

Celeste and Pokemon mystery dungeon explorers of sky

TF2

Risk of Rain 2

Teenage mutant Ninja turtles iv: turtles in time

Definitely the best video game music is from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Stains of Time is my favorite.

I love listening to Rimworlds OST and Hotline Miamis soundtrack.

Jet Set Radio Future and Jet Grind Radio. No question. Hideki Nakanuma is a genius.

Oh and Dance Dance Revolution 3rd, 4th, and 5th miss.

Almost all Deus Ex soundtrack, and maybe the Synapse level was the best of them.

Total Annihilation

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

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

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

Tony Hawk was a big one. The EA sports games always have some bangers that get stuck in your head. One of my favorite video game moments, though, was bombing the tobacco fields to Bomba Estereo's "Fuego", in Far Cry 6. They employed music well, throughout, but that moment was really enveloping.

The theme song of Locoroco. Though the lyrics are in a made-up language, I can feel the desire for world peace in this song.

Diablo 1 - Tristram Theme

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.

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

Chrono Cross ftw

I'm surprised that no one mentioned the Metal Gear Solid series. The music was incredible, and it's got one of the most memorable songs in Snake Eater. I'm also a big fan of Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday .

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

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

Wingspan. I have the Vinyl OST.

Monument Valley is quite nice too.

Mega Man 3 on guitar is fantastic: https://youtu.be/9__sJWMXjE0

Haven't seen it mentioned, but, Spiritfarer

The original Destiny sound track was fire

Tenchu: Stealth Assassins

Underwater theme from donkey Kong country

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqAYMZSOQao

My pick for best chiptune track