The track titles tell you everything: "Wasted Effort," "F-," "No Idea What I'm Doing," "Failure." This is a soundtrack about creative frustration turned into actual music, and it works way better than it should. The compositions lean into minimalist, lo-fi territory, with "Barely Music" living up to its name through sparse, almost reluctant arrangements.
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"Self Doubt" carries this quiet anxious energy that sits uncomfortably in your chest. "Why Try" somehow manages to sound resigned and stubbornly persistent at the same time. Even the bonus tracks ("Missed Milestone 1" and "2") feel like inside jokes about development hell.
Eleven tracks of existential indie game energy. For anyone who's ever stared at a blank screen and related to the void staring back.