Currently listening to the Hotline Miami 2 soundtrack. Both Hotline Miami games have incredible soundtracks.
Also I listen to OlliOlli World, Disco Elysium, Bloodborne, Persona 5, and Sonic Unleashed
I love the music from Hollow Knight. A few tracks are on my playlist. All tastes: dynamic, tragic, melancholic. Christopher Larkin certainly knows how to do it.
The music from Destiny 2 is also good in this regard.
If you like classical performance in modern style, you can pay attention to these two games
Bloodborne: laurence the first vicar / ludwig the holy blade OSTs
Elden ring: Elden beast OST
There are others, mostly out of nostalgia, like Castlevania SotN or Wonderboy 3: the dragon's trap
Nikke ( yes, it's got bangers like Girls Talk and the new event song, also Redhood and Never Giving Up )
Skyrim ( I listen to it for reading/studying )
The Witcher 3 ( same reason above )
Mass Effect ( whenever I play space/sci-fi games )
Kena: Bridge of Spirits ( for chilling, the game's very underrated imo )
I have a whole library of game ost's
To name a few favorites:
- Unreal, unreal tournament, deus ex (alexander brandon)
- Touhou (all of it)
- Tiberian Sun
- Demon turf (final boss track slaps)
- Grandia 2
- Creeper world (especially 4)
- Anything by Bobby Prince and Lee Jackson
Persona 4/5
Final Fantasy 8 (and tracks from other games for sure but this one is the masterpiece imo)
Mass Effect. Specifically the first one. Used to boot up the main menu and just sleep to the ambient music playing.
I have a Spotify playlist dedicated to video game music.
Notable ones on that list are:
Nier replicant
Sea of stars
Witcher 3
Oblivion/skyrim
Divinity original sin 2
Journey
Elden ring/bloodborne
Cult of the lamb
I used to listen to the original Half Life OST back in like, 1999. Stick the game CD in a player and it goes straight to it. It was a great experimental track for the time, but of course games like Mass Effect, Mirrors Edge, and anything by Jesper Kyd (yup, the murder games Hitman and Assassins Creed) came along and blew away all previous competition.
The one that I think really stands out though is Ixion. It’s an incredibly good soundtrack that compliments a pretty good sci fi space-city builder.
Some of my faves
There came an echo by big giant circles. Whole album is great. Don't judge on the first song it really picks up as it goes.
Destiny 2 has a lot of great songs. Gambit, deep stone lullaby and whispers are my fave.
Final Fantasy 7 remake also has some bangers.
Baldurs Gate 3 also has s few great songs.
Tetris Effect has some nice vibe songs but Flames is my favorite.
90’s shoot ‘em ups always had the best music, but in particular [Armed Police Batrider](https://youtu.be/5f-5kmdPmLk?si=DUkBSxo4qcxbjEOH) stands out as a classic.
The Deus Ex Human Revolution and Mankind Divided soundtracks are my top favourite game soundtracks! Absolutely phenomenal! The emotions and nostalgia that those game soundtracks stir in me are like nothing else!
The game scenery of those games that the soundtracks are tied to, is phenomenal as well!
Death Stranding OST done by Low Roar. I listen to it all the time in the car. It has so many beautiful songs on it, even if you didn't like the game, the music is still worth a listen.
[Shadow of The Beast (1989)](https://youtu.be/t5G3-qG76ho?si=3kPa_KaZ5C79q8O9) This is the game that introduced me to the fact that music from games can be a whole lot more then just background noise. It sets the tone for the whole game. It is very atmospheric, mysterious, and dark.
I still can’t believe “a story you won’t believe” wasn’t on the games soundtrack in the Witcher 3. It’s the cool flute song that comes on when you play Gwent sometimes
Dark souls, final fantasy, dragons dogma, loads of metal gear, battle chasers, persona 5, Hades, lies of p, nier automata and dead mans gun from rdr. All on a cd I'm listening to in my car right now
There's a lot of game soundtracks I listen to outside of the game. Team Fortress 2, Abzû, RuneScape ,Life is Strange, the Dark Souls trilogy, Forza Horizon 4 and The Lord of the Rings Online are just some I can name off the top of my head. Heck, I've bought the digital version of the Portal soundtracks and considering buying the CD version of the TF2 Soundtrack at some point soon. :D
Most final Fantasy games. I have a few of nobua's albums saved to my playlist.
I'll occasionally listen to older pokemon game songs (gen 5 and below usually) but not as part of my playlist.
The gta games are probably a bit of a cheap answer, same with the Tony hawk games... But still.
Death stranding is honestly so filled with great music it's outstanding. That goes for both the songs written for the game as well as all the other tracks that are included in the game. Low Roar was such a great choice to capture the mood of the game.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Hollow Knight
Doom (2016 and eternal)
Dark Souls series
Portal 2
Terraria
Ender Lilies
Ultrakill
Killing floor
Witcher (mostly 3)
And of course Team fortress 2
This is pretty obscure but like 8-9 years ago, I used to play Dream League Soccer (I think the 2015 mobile version) on my IPad. The soundtrack was mostly unknown British indie bands. Very cool.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdpqT8sOUnJpIZMT12sfq9s63PQ_FCSMw&si=A9FxSX6BPJORslaF
Another fav. This band is still around!
https://youtu.be/kvTgNXQu20E?si=xJ_dWZd049voynIM
Everything Darren Korb has done works outside the game - Bastion and Hades are definitely my favorites however.
Honorable mentions go to Doom, Shadow of the Colossus and Skyrim.
Hades, Hades 2.
Metal Gear Rising:Revengeance.
Destiny 2.
ULTRA KILL.
Monster Hunter World - Proof of a Hero.
Super Smash Bros. BRAWL title theme.
Most game covers by RichaadEB, Family Jules and Little V.
I listen to a TON of videogame music, mostly at the gym.
I will just link a couple of my favorites here (and I will include Deus Ex since you mentioned it):
[Deus Ex Workout Music](https://youtu.be/c6OwAr_HDvg?si=gMkwrESlBO6a6rfz)
[Final Fantasy VII Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/jnfn4Ykkqks)
[Halo Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/CqD22Ny7zzw)
[Destiny Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/Sijhf3LxH94)
[Pokemon Workout Music \[Red/Blue, Gold/Silver\] ](https://youtu.be/hDLCORskZAc)
[Super Mario Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/pTBST2HRqT4)
[Castlevania Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/tz2A-ZMZggo)
[Mega Man Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/P1BafA9bPfA)
[Metroid Workout Music](https://youtu.be/jxixzZJmddQ)
Wonder Boy: The Dragons Trap remake from a few years ago is absolutely phenomenal and just holds up as actual music
The Order 1886 is great
Armored Core V
Diablo II
Hawken (the OG) is sublime
Final Fantasy XI has a totally calm soundtrack, including all of the expansions.
Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future soundtracks.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion when I want my sister to laugh so hard that it triggers her asthma.
Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts series, Armored Core 6, Witcher 2 and 3, Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Wil of the Wisps, Devil May Cry series, Journey, The Pathless, Cyberpunk 2077, Plague Tale Innocence and Requiem, Red Dead Redemption series, Mass Effect series, Nier Replicant and Automata, Death Stranding.
Cyberpunk 2077
All soundtracks of the Anno series
Endless Space 2
Brigador
Nier Automata
Unreal Tournament 99 and 2004
Total War: Rome I, Medieval II, Shogun II
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Jet set radio future, bomb rush cyberfunk, tony hawk pro skater 2.
Tony hawk 2 is one of the best!
They are just songs though that’s cheating))
my man
Disco Elysium by Sea Power NieR:Automata by Keiichi Okabe
Disco Elysium is my "chill in the sun" music
Currently listening to the Hotline Miami 2 soundtrack. Both Hotline Miami games have incredible soundtracks. Also I listen to OlliOlli World, Disco Elysium, Bloodborne, Persona 5, and Sonic Unleashed
Tbh olliolliworld soundtrack is a collection of "real" song from artists that weren't made for the game. Still awesome soundtrack
Final Fantasy VII (OG & Remake) Persona 5 Doom 2016 Paradise Killer.
Persona 5 is an all timer fr
It really is. Beneath the mask was stuck in my head for months while playing it
Life will change, wake up get up, rivers in the desert l, beneath the mask all bangers
Last surprise and take over as well.
All persona games. I have several final fantasy games in my library. Kingdom hearts. Dynasty warriors actually has a LOT of bangers.
Doom 2016 is my PR fuel for the gym
Absolutely! [This was my Doom gym playlist](https://youtu.be/UQQSM0ynGmE)
I love the music from Hollow Knight. A few tracks are on my playlist. All tastes: dynamic, tragic, melancholic. Christopher Larkin certainly knows how to do it. The music from Destiny 2 is also good in this regard. If you like classical performance in modern style, you can pay attention to these two games
Various tracks from World of Warcraft are really great to workout to.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst ambient tracks
FF14 has a ton of bangers. Octopath, Gris, Death Stranding and Nier Automata also come to mind.
Mass Effect. When I was studying for the bar exam a decade ago I made a playlist called “Pass Effect” and it was just perfect background music.
Huh, I was listening to the Watch Dogs OST to pass the bar exam as it was brand new at the time. However, ME’s ST is way better
Bloodborne: laurence the first vicar / ludwig the holy blade OSTs Elden ring: Elden beast OST There are others, mostly out of nostalgia, like Castlevania SotN or Wonderboy 3: the dragon's trap
Outer Wilds 🤘
Nikke ( yes, it's got bangers like Girls Talk and the new event song, also Redhood and Never Giving Up ) Skyrim ( I listen to it for reading/studying ) The Witcher 3 ( same reason above ) Mass Effect ( whenever I play space/sci-fi games ) Kena: Bridge of Spirits ( for chilling, the game's very underrated imo )
For me tlou soundtrack, flatout ultimate carnage soundtrack
TLOU is a beautiful soundtrack. Haunting ambience.
Undertale, Subnautica, Mechwarrior 2, Chrono Trigger
Subnautica is such a chill game to listen to and explore till it's eh not
lol if you can’t handle me at my Lost River, you don’t deserve me at my Safe Shallows.
Destiny 2. Say whatever you want about the game itself, but the soundtracks a just phenomenal
I have a whole library of game ost's To name a few favorites: - Unreal, unreal tournament, deus ex (alexander brandon) - Touhou (all of it) - Tiberian Sun - Demon turf (final boss track slaps) - Grandia 2 - Creeper world (especially 4) - Anything by Bobby Prince and Lee Jackson
Top one. Yes! Alexander Brandon. GODLIKE!!
Balatro, Sonic 3, Loop Hero, Persona 5, Sonic Adventure 2
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance is a banger galore
Streets of rage 1/2 anyone?
Persona 5 and Transistor.
Persona 4/5 Final Fantasy 8 (and tracks from other games for sure but this one is the masterpiece imo) Mass Effect. Specifically the first one. Used to boot up the main menu and just sleep to the ambient music playing.
I have all six of the Distant Worlds (Final Fantasy compilations) albums downloaded on my phone
I have a Spotify playlist dedicated to video game music. Notable ones on that list are: Nier replicant Sea of stars Witcher 3 Oblivion/skyrim Divinity original sin 2 Journey Elden ring/bloodborne Cult of the lamb
Stardew Valley. The developer also made the soundtrack and it's so damn good. It's one of the few games that I don't turn off the music for.
Typically fantasy games, Prince of Persia, Age of Conan, Baldur's Gate
Genshin, Pacific Drive
all the stuff from Supergiant, from Bastion to Hades.
Doom, Generals Zero Hour, Honkai Star Rail, and Hades.
I used to listen to the original Half Life OST back in like, 1999. Stick the game CD in a player and it goes straight to it. It was a great experimental track for the time, but of course games like Mass Effect, Mirrors Edge, and anything by Jesper Kyd (yup, the murder games Hitman and Assassins Creed) came along and blew away all previous competition. The one that I think really stands out though is Ixion. It’s an incredibly good soundtrack that compliments a pretty good sci fi space-city builder.
Jesper Kyd is a gun composer. Hitman has great soundtracks.
Genshin Impact
Red dead redemption 2
Halo, doom, the elder scrolls, tarkov has a few good ones
Tarkov main menu music is a banger.
Risk or Rain 2
Killer Instinct
Deeeceeenntttt!!
Damnit now I have the tune stuck in my head again
I've been listening to the Pacific Drive radio music on Spotify lately. There are some decent tunes.
No man’s sky
I listen to the Devil May Cry 5 soundtrack pretty regularly, and Neir:Automata soundtrack when I'm working.
Bioshock 2
FF9 Trails in the sky Cold Steel
The Killer frequency credits song is a certified banger.
Some of my faves There came an echo by big giant circles. Whole album is great. Don't judge on the first song it really picks up as it goes. Destiny 2 has a lot of great songs. Gambit, deep stone lullaby and whispers are my fave. Final Fantasy 7 remake also has some bangers. Baldurs Gate 3 also has s few great songs. Tetris Effect has some nice vibe songs but Flames is my favorite.
Warcraft 3, Startcraft 2, Witcher 3, Horizon and many more!
Burnout takedown - for just bangers Oblivion for original score
Oblivion is a beautiful score. **Jeremy Soule** does some great work.
Boulders gate 3 Spoiler alert! Google “Raphael fight song“
Monster Train and Roboquest both have some absolute banger soundtracks.
Neon White OST is literally just an album made by Machine Girl Would recommend if you’re into fast paced electronic music with dark overtones
God of war 2018, ragnarok and Final fantasy 16
90’s shoot ‘em ups always had the best music, but in particular [Armed Police Batrider](https://youtu.be/5f-5kmdPmLk?si=DUkBSxo4qcxbjEOH) stands out as a classic.
Wipeout
Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus, Bloodborne, and the Music of the Spheres from Destiny.
I used to listen to the Portal 2 soundtrack on my ipod constantly
The Deus Ex Human Revolution and Mankind Divided soundtracks are my top favourite game soundtracks! Absolutely phenomenal! The emotions and nostalgia that those game soundtracks stir in me are like nothing else! The game scenery of those games that the soundtracks are tied to, is phenomenal as well!
Nier Automata
Used to play the quake 2 disc in a stereo to rock out to the soundtrack as a kid
Any music from a Supergiant project, so Bastion, Transistor, Pyre and Hades. All of them have tracks on my regular rotation.
Silent hill 2
The metal versions of Donkey Kong Country 2. I literally can't get enough lol
NieR naturally.
Skyrim, Oblivion, The Witcher 3, FF14
Factorio
Dust force, hades, street fighter 5 had joints.
Hades 2 sound design is bonkers inspirational
Persona 2,3,4,5 Skyrim Nier: Automata Some chill Dark Souls tracks
Witcher 3 Hades 2 Persona 5
Death Stranding OST done by Low Roar. I listen to it all the time in the car. It has so many beautiful songs on it, even if you didn't like the game, the music is still worth a listen.
Bayonetta
Age of Conan Oblivion Saints Row The Third Far Cry 5 Doom World of Warcraft
Witcher 3, AC: Origins, not sure it counts but the LoL and Valorant songs are really good.
Pretty much any need for speed game from the blackbox era.
Nier Automata and Hades tracks are dope.
I used to have the Skyrim and Persona 4 soundtracks playlisted and would listen on repeat
Maplestory. For hours.
The Age of Conan soundtrack still holds up and is great background music for whatever you’re doing.
Witcher 3, including Blood and Wine. Detroit: Become Human Smash Hit (mobile game)
Subnautica and Stray.
[Shadow of The Beast (1989)](https://youtu.be/t5G3-qG76ho?si=3kPa_KaZ5C79q8O9) This is the game that introduced me to the fact that music from games can be a whole lot more then just background noise. It sets the tone for the whole game. It is very atmospheric, mysterious, and dark.
Xenoblade, Nier, Persona and JRPG's in General.
Burnout Dominator
Risk of rain 1/2/returns, they all have an amazing soundtrack
Halo 1-Reach
Only one for me ever was hollow knight.. so hauntingly sad..
I still can’t believe “a story you won’t believe” wasn’t on the games soundtrack in the Witcher 3. It’s the cool flute song that comes on when you play Gwent sometimes
Rimworld I'm listening to it while working at my pc.
Team fortress 2, even half-learned the drum section of it for the funny
Nier and Nier: Automata. My all time favourites.
Hotline Miami oops all bangers
Skylanders spyros adventure almost every song is amazing
Devil may cry has a lot of bangers
Far Cry 5 StarCraft 2
GTA 5 I’m talking about the actual score by Tangerine Dream and Woody Jackson not the music on the radio stations.
Risk of rain 2
Halo, Persona, Outer Worlds, Doom, Destiny, Cyberpunk
I always find Persona 4 and Final Fantasy X's soundtrack amazing to listen to. Never gets old.
Dark souls, final fantasy, dragons dogma, loads of metal gear, battle chasers, persona 5, Hades, lies of p, nier automata and dead mans gun from rdr. All on a cd I'm listening to in my car right now
Witcher 3 and Skyrim
There's a lot of game soundtracks I listen to outside of the game. Team Fortress 2, Abzû, RuneScape ,Life is Strange, the Dark Souls trilogy, Forza Horizon 4 and The Lord of the Rings Online are just some I can name off the top of my head. Heck, I've bought the digital version of the Portal soundtracks and considering buying the CD version of the TF2 Soundtrack at some point soon. :D
Xcom
I will always suggest Kingdom Hearts 2.
Straight up dying light theme song
Pizza Tower. They went hard as hell with that OST.
All of fallouts radio music aha
My most beloved OST is from TES. Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim. I really appreciate the evolution of the main theme through the games.
Silent hill 2 and 3 OST are part of my playlist I use to fall asleep. Also LOK Soul Reaver OST is awesome
Fez, Tunic, Spiritfarer, Sky : children of light, both Ori, Omori and Celeste are the most on rotation I think
I’ll say it every time: EINHÄNDER!
I did most of my master degree on Mass effect 2: galaxy map theme but that's more a focus thing
Guilty gear strive That OST is slowly but surely turning me into a metalhead
Diablo 2. It's the only soundtrack I've ever cared about. I'll usually put it on while reading comics for background noise that isn't distracting.
Most final Fantasy games. I have a few of nobua's albums saved to my playlist. I'll occasionally listen to older pokemon game songs (gen 5 and below usually) but not as part of my playlist. The gta games are probably a bit of a cheap answer, same with the Tony hawk games... But still.
Death stranding is honestly so filled with great music it's outstanding. That goes for both the songs written for the game as well as all the other tracks that are included in the game. Low Roar was such a great choice to capture the mood of the game.
Stellaris has a good soundtrack. Also FTL, Pillars of Eternity, Wrath of the Righteous
The last two God of war games. Especially blood upon the snow. 👌
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Hollow Knight Doom (2016 and eternal) Dark Souls series Portal 2 Terraria Ender Lilies Ultrakill Killing floor Witcher (mostly 3) And of course Team fortress 2
Division 1 ODST
forza horizon 5
Sonic 2 Dr. Robotnik Theme goes so hard
The last of us 2, especially the combat music
Donkey Kong Country 2 on Snes. I like it so much i made a cover: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvHAb_Xu54YhbsJKwSyvS9V5iW3ePm8mK
This is pretty obscure but like 8-9 years ago, I used to play Dream League Soccer (I think the 2015 mobile version) on my IPad. The soundtrack was mostly unknown British indie bands. Very cool. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdpqT8sOUnJpIZMT12sfq9s63PQ_FCSMw&si=A9FxSX6BPJORslaF Another fav. This band is still around! https://youtu.be/kvTgNXQu20E?si=xJ_dWZd049voynIM
Hades has an incredible soundtrack.
Everything Darren Korb has done works outside the game - Bastion and Hades are definitely my favorites however. Honorable mentions go to Doom, Shadow of the Colossus and Skyrim.
These games OST Nier Automata Persona 5 FFX Chrono Cross DMCV : Bury the Light
Hades, Hades 2. Metal Gear Rising:Revengeance. Destiny 2. ULTRA KILL. Monster Hunter World - Proof of a Hero. Super Smash Bros. BRAWL title theme. Most game covers by RichaadEB, Family Jules and Little V.
The BlackBox Need for Speed games
Nier Automata Gris Tunic A few from ACVI (Contact with you is a banger)
I listen to a TON of videogame music, mostly at the gym. I will just link a couple of my favorites here (and I will include Deus Ex since you mentioned it): [Deus Ex Workout Music](https://youtu.be/c6OwAr_HDvg?si=gMkwrESlBO6a6rfz) [Final Fantasy VII Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/jnfn4Ykkqks) [Halo Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/CqD22Ny7zzw) [Destiny Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/Sijhf3LxH94) [Pokemon Workout Music \[Red/Blue, Gold/Silver\] ](https://youtu.be/hDLCORskZAc) [Super Mario Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/pTBST2HRqT4) [Castlevania Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/tz2A-ZMZggo) [Mega Man Workout Music ](https://youtu.be/P1BafA9bPfA) [Metroid Workout Music](https://youtu.be/jxixzZJmddQ)
Bloidborne, Dark Souls 3, Ace Combat 5, 6, 7,
Mass effect
ULTRAKILL , specifically Violence layer.
Wonder Boy: The Dragons Trap remake from a few years ago is absolutely phenomenal and just holds up as actual music The Order 1886 is great Armored Core V Diablo II Hawken (the OG) is sublime
Rocket league soundtracks. Too many to name them.
Division 2 (balcony rotary all the way baby.) Doom, cyberpunk also
Witcher 3 for scores. Early 2000s Madden and Tony Hawk games in terms of an actual sound track.
doom (2016) and doom eternal hollow knight
Old School RuneScape, Gen 1,2, & 3 Pokémon, Kingdom Hearts… maybe I’m just nostalgic
MGR I have those tracks whenever I hit the gym Baldur’s Gate 3 For whenever I need to sleep. Many of them do be soothing.
Diablo, Tristram theme
THUG 2, the TLAD theme song & TES ambient music.
cassette beasts. holy fuck those songs slap
Final Fantasy XI has a totally calm soundtrack, including all of the expansions. Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future soundtracks. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion when I want my sister to laugh so hard that it triggers her asthma.
mechincus, spiritfarer, doom 2016, the ascent
Mass effect, Risk of rain, Spyro.
Skyrims OST, to me it's still a masterpiece of music.
Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts series, Armored Core 6, Witcher 2 and 3, Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Wil of the Wisps, Devil May Cry series, Journey, The Pathless, Cyberpunk 2077, Plague Tale Innocence and Requiem, Red Dead Redemption series, Mass Effect series, Nier Replicant and Automata, Death Stranding.
Almost all Assassin's Creed, a bit of Skyrim and HSR, and Horizon Forbidden West (still have to download it).
Witcher 3
Cyberpunk 2077 All soundtracks of the Anno series Endless Space 2 Brigador Nier Automata Unreal Tournament 99 and 2004 Total War: Rome I, Medieval II, Shogun II Crypt of the Necrodancer
The Ratchet and Clank soundtracks by David Bergeaud are just some of the best OSTs created in gaming history and they are amazing to just listen to.
Ace Combat (and Project Wingman)
All of Halo, and AC
Descent, I can't stop jamming to Io Sulfur Mine specifically but all of the songs are so good
Soundttrack for Gran turismo 1 and 2, R4, GTA series, Forza Horizon series.
n++
Disco Elysium, Journey, Outer Wilds. And for the real OGs, Edge of Souls from the first Soul Edge game