Delicate piano and strings folding into something ghostly and intimate. Kagerou Touryuuki is a 2008 Windows title whose soundtrack reads like a collection of short poems set to music. "令嬢のための孔雀舞" (Peacock Dance for a Lady) has this elegant sway that feels almost theatrical, and "暗がりの、柔らかな、鬼" suggests something gentle lurking in the shadows.
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"陽炎の果てに" (At the End of the Heat Haze) carries the whole weight of the game's title in one track. Shimmering, fading, never quite solid. Fifteen tracks and every one has a specific mood it commits to fully. If you want something atmospheric and quietly unsettling for a late night, this is the one.