Sparse acoustic guitar and ambient textures that make you feel protective of something small. Retro Family composed the Shelter soundtrack, scoring the game where you're a badger mother guiding your cubs through a dangerous wilderness.
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"Theme" opens with this simple folk melody that sounds like holding your breath near a campfire. "Fire" erupts into crackling urgency that genuinely triggers a fight-or-flight response. "Night" drops into these low drones and distant sounds that make darkness feel like a physical threat.
Then "Lost" hits and you feel it in your chest. Twelve tracks, each one named for exactly what it sounds like. No pretense, no excess. If you've ever wanted a game soundtrack that makes you feel parental anxiety through acoustic instruments alone, this is the one.