Rain on glass and melancholy piano, the kind of sound that makes everything feel gray in a good way. Ame no Marginal is a 2015 Windows visual novel, and its soundtrack pulls heavily from other works by the same creators, narcissu and Scarlett especially.
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"Silver Coupe" from narcissu hits with this quiet devastation, minimal and precise. "Rainy Weather" from Scarlett does exactly what it says. Wet, contemplative, slow-moving. The whole collection feels like a rainy afternoon that never ends.
"7F" from narcissu closes things out and if you know that game, this track is going to do damage. The curation here tells a story across multiple games. For anyone who thinks rain sounds better with a piano underneath it.