Quiet, vast, and unsettling in the best way. Lifeless Planet is a 2013 indie exploration game set on a barren alien world, and the soundtrack nails that feeling of walking through somewhere you were never supposed to be.
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"A Lifeless Planet" sets this tone of desolate wonder right away, and "Traversing the Badlands" stretches into this slow ambient drift that makes you forget you're at a desk. "Imminent Threat" shifts the mood hard, pulling tension out of minimal instrumentation.
There are alternate takes included too, like wilder vocal versions of exploration themes. Cool look behind the curtain. The whole score feels like it was recorded in an empty space station. If you like atmospheric soundtracks that reward headphones and darkness, this delivers.