Heavy retro-futuristic atmosphere buzzing through every track like a signal from underground. Encased is a 2019 post-apocalyptic RPG on PC, and the soundtrack nails that isolated research-facility-gone-wrong tension. "First Contact" and "The Radiance" set up this sci-fi dread that sits in your chest.
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"The Barrens" opens up into desolate wasteland ambience, all dust and distance. "Castle of Trash" has this grimy resourcefulness to it. The whole score moves from sterile corporate corridors to total societal collapse. The bonus tracks are a treat.
The Kickstarter theme in jazz-rock form feels like a completely different game, loose and confident. A fun peek at what the vibe could have been. If you like Fallout-adjacent atmosphere but want something that leans harder into the weird science angle, start here.