Laura Shigihara wrote a game about a boy in a hospital and then composed 52 tracks that will absolutely wreck you. Rakuen's soundtrack moves between gentle piano pieces like Tell me a story and full vocal arrangements like The Keepers with the kind of emotional range most RPGs don't even attempt.
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Gemma and the River builds from a quiet folk melody into something that swells with genuine grief. Morizora's Cave uses layered ambient textures to make a fantasy forest feel sacred. The Midnight Tea Shop is unexpectedly cozy.
And then Where no one can find us just. Breaks you completely. Shigihara sings on multiple tracks herself, and her voice carries this vulnerable sincerity that makes everything land harder. Play the game first, then listen, then cry.