Tense, moody, reality-show-thriller energy. Buried Stars is a PS4/Switch visual novel from 2021 about survival show contestants trapped in a collapsed building, and the music absolutely sells the paranoia. "Betrayer" creeps in with this slow suspicious tension that makes you side-eye every character.
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"Collapse" hits like the moment everything falls apart, heavy and suffocating. But then "Be Honest" comes in as this vocal track that carries real emotional weight across its multiple versions. The contrast between the gentle vocal arrangements and tracks like "Tension" keeps you off balance the whole time.
If you like story-driven games where the music makes you trust nobody, queue this up.