Cold, crystalline, and absolutely relentless. Abyss Soul Lotus is a 2023 Touhou fangame that nails that ZUN-style stage progression where each track escalates the tension perfectly. Icy Blossom, Icy Dream opens Stage 1 with shimmering synths and a melody that's deceptively calm before Cleverness of Ice and Snow kicks in with that classic bullet hell boss urgency.
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The track names are honestly poetry on their own. Endlessly Blooming Snow Lotus Flowers has this bittersweet loop that just... stays with you. By the time you hit The Desolate Black and White with its Double Sickle of Death subtitle, the composition has gone full dramatic with layered counter-melodies fighting for space.
If you play any Touhou-style shmups, the pacing of this soundtrack alone makes it worth experiencing.