Traditional Japanese instrumentation meets browser-game production and it works better than it should. Onimusha Soul was an online strategy game from 2013 and the soundtrack carries the series' feudal identity into a completely different format.
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Warring States at Dawn opens with shamisen and taiko layered under modern orchestral writing that sets the Sengoku mood fast. The Demon Tale tracks each paint a different scene, with Mountains and Rivers going serene while Battlestains ramps into combat intensity.
Flash of Swords has this sharp, cutting energy. Boiling with Rage actually builds real tension for what's essentially menu-driven gameplay. The Clan variant of the opening theme adds vocal elements that change the whole feel.
If you thought online spinoffs always get throwaway music, this one puts up a genuine fight.