Bright chiptune-adjacent melodies with a warm lo-fi crunch underneath. Golf Story on Switch turned a golfing RPG into something people actually cared about, and the 2018 soundtrack is a huge reason why. "Wellworn Grove" has this easygoing strum that makes you forget you're grinding disc golf challenges.
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"Cheekybeak Peak" picks the tempo up with bouncy energy that matches the altitude. Then "Coolwind Wastes" drops into something desolate and lonely in a way you don't expect from a game about putting. "Punks v. Old Folks" is exactly as chaotic as the rivalry suggests.
Seventeen tracks and every one knows exactly what tone it's going for. If you need proof that indie sports games can have killer soundtracks, just press play on this.