Gentle, patient synths that sound like robots learning to appreciate a sunset. The Colonists is a 2018 settlement-building game about tiny bots colonizing a planet, and the soundtrack matches that energy perfectly. "Wanderer" opens with this warm, exploratory tone that makes you want to place one more building.
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"White Sands" drifts into ambient territory, almost meditative. Then "Plink" does exactly what the name suggests with these delicate percussive touches over soft pads. "Anthrobotic" is the standout. Something about it captures the whole concept of artificial life finding purpose.
"Victory" earns its name without getting loud about it. If you play city builders for the zen of watching systems click into place, this soundtrack is the audio equivalent of that feeling.