Chunky synth riffs with a playful steampunk swagger, like chiptune went to a brass band rehearsal. Steampunker's iOS soundtrack packs a lot of personality into a tight eleven tracks. "Docks Theme" chugs along with this bouncy, mechanical groove that sets up the adventure-game feel immediately, and "In The Submarine Theme" goes deeper with bubbly synth textures and this muffled, underwater quality to the mix.
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"On The Moon Theme" shifts into spacey territory with reverbed-out pads and staccato blips. Then "Cthulhu" just drops the mood completely into something dark and rumbling. That jump from whimsical to cosmic horror is such a fun tonal whiplash.
If you want a short, punchy mobile game score that actually has range, give this a spin.