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

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

The answer is always Chrono Trigger.

30 years later, and still nothing has topped it. No game even comes close.

In no particular order or genre:

• Rise of the Triad 2013
• Bullets per Minute
• Anything made by PixelJunk (currently enjoying Eden and Shooter soundtracks)
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Far too many games on the Dreamcast to remember them all, but I will specifically call out Rezs' Level 5 Adam Freeland - Fear is the Mindkiller
• Distance
• DJ Max

Rimworld
Starsector
Project Zomboid

not enough Sonic games in here...

Sonic Mania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tChtOKMUJDs&list=PLqzVNX9DhzKFhC6udPSvYmCY_bVfhWvnE&index=13

Sonic Adventure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z695fdyML-s&list=PLqzVNX9DhzKGjln85maKU8aCyQV14Onsv&index=35

Sonic Adventure 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXeIRsqqFbA&list=PLvNp0Boas721TSB-gLzJt6vOmTdRsX47x&index=64

Sonic Rush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfWb5zwJWYM&list=PLqzVNX9DhzKHqsPNBqGzPA_2edjLSia_m&index=15

Icewind Dale

The Outer Worlds

Deus Ex

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

Faster Than Light

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFkGjEut9U4

Sayonara Wild Hearts. The game itself is fantastic, as well. It's basically one big, playable album. One of my favorites.

For anyone that does get the album, I recommend listening to it in game order over album order. Maybe it's just cause I'm most familiar with it while playing the game, but it makes more sense in that order, imo.

I love the Celeste OST. In general I like does made by Lena raine but that one is my favorite.

Journey

The game is a piece of art and the soundtrack plays a big part of it.

Going through the lists everyone has posted I realized I’m surprised I haven’t seen anything from the Medal of Honor franchise posted. I only ever played Medal of Honor: Frontline because a roommate had it, but it was scored by Michael Giacchino, who also composed the scores for the original Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor: Underground, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, and Medal of Honor: Airborne. Giacchino won awards for the first four soundtracks in the series and it was his video game work that caught J. J. Abrams’s attention and led to him scoring Alias and Lost, starting his TV and movie career.

Also, if you enjoy soundtracks, you might like StreamingSoundtracks.com. It’s been around since 2001 and features soundtracks from movies, tv shows, and video games. It’s a free streaming radio service with the playlist queued by listeners along with limits on how frequently any track can be played, so you won’t hear repeats very often. A manager at a past job played it most days. One year someone took advantage of the “No repeats” rules and played all the horror tracks throughout October so that on Halloween there were basically no horror tracks available, angering many when they realized what had happened. I found it one of the more impressively planned and executed pranks I’ve personally witnessed.

Chrono Cross OST is probably one of the best sound tracks I've ever heard and still listen to regularly.

Same with most Zelda soundtracks. Wind Waker especially had an amazing OST.

Subnautica - Simon Chylinski Absolutely crushed that soundtrack. Perfectly set vibe for that game.

Warhammer 40k: Darktide has some absolute fucking bangers:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnOREzwYYP0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w5ozcKqF4E8

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's entire soundtrack is also a masterpiece but just to share a few:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zmvsw2ILX5k

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGya_P6wa1o

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dffRUOBNGB8

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.

Shovel Knight.

Outstanding compositions and Famitracker work by Virt.

For entire OSTs: any of the FromSoft soulslikes, Lies of P, Diablo 2 + Lord of Destruction, any Monster Hunter game really (especially the ones in Pokke village, so Freedom 2 and Freedom Unite/Portable 2nd G), Hollow Knight, currently enjoying Ridge Racer's (PSP) soundtrack for working out, Deltarune and Undertale, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and Bboy the Game for some perfect-vibe licensed music...

Disco Elysium's is my current favourite OST, but the game itself might also just be current favourite game.

As for individual tracks, I like the Spanish guitar portion of "The Drive/First Contact" off the RE4 soundtrack. Back when I started out with breaking ("breakdance"), think 2008/9ish, we had a remix of that specific part of the song that would play often - I've got very fond memories of that. The song itself, its remixes and the remake versions actually are some of my favourite running music for the gym.

Here's the remix in question if anyone's interested: https://youtu.be/SMWV-3pbcLE

As for one favourite individual song from each of the aforementioned OSTs:

• Hunter's Dream (Bloodborne)
• Shadow Flower (Lies of P)
• Rogue (Diablo 2) + Lord of Destruction intro
• Pokke Village theme (MH Freedom 2/Unite/Generations (Ultimate)) and Mizutsune theme (first fought in Generations)
• Mantis Lords (Hollow Knight)
• Rotterdam Nation - Remix (Ridge Racer)
• Ruins (Undertale) and My Castle Town (Deltarune)
• I'm a Swing It by House of Pain or Ace of Spades by Motörhead (THPS3)
• Don't Sweat the Technique by Rakim or Apache by Incredible Bongo Band (Bboy the Game)

This was lots of fun to think about. I hope anyone reading can find something of value here. :)

Dear Esther

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

Beyond Good & Evil

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.

Shadowrun Hong Kong, and Ronin, the game on Steam with the chick and motorcycle helmet. There is also an app called Kingturn RPG that rocks. Oh and I almost forgot the best one of all, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance.

Mega Man 2

Chrono Trigger

Metal Gear Solid 3