Chiptune-flavored ambiance with real exploration weight behind it. Environmental Station Alpha is a 2015 PC/Mac metroidvania, and its soundtrack sounds like discovering something ancient through a cracked helmet visor. "Wistful Departure" opens with this lonely, determined feeling that sticks with you.
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"Sinking Feeling" and "Submerged" pull you deeper into somewhere you probably shouldn't be going. "Big Mecha" shifts gears hard, all urgency and boss fight tension. The names tell a story on their own. You go from "Valiant" to "Hesitantly Descending" to "Stranger Danger" and you can feel the game getting weirder.
"Isolator (Final Departure)" closes things out like walking away from ruins you'll never see again. For anyone who thinks the best metroidvania music should make you feel small and curious at the same time.