Crunchy, distorted synth bass and pulsing 8-bit textures that feel like the NES got possessed. Axiom Verge is Tom Happ's love letter to Metroid and Contra, and the 2015 soundtrack leans hard into retro sci-fi dread. "Trace Awakens" sets the mood immediately, all slow build and alien atmosphere.
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"Vital Tide" is where the energy picks up, this driving beat pushing you through corridors of glitched-out biomechanical weirdness. "Cellular Skies" floats in a completely different space, ambient and vast. The whole score sounds like what would happen if you ran a Famicom through a distortion pedal and a reverb tank.
Intentionally broken in the best way. Perfect for anyone who thinks modern indie games lost their edge.