Scrappy, lo-fi charm running through every single track like a bedroom project that punches way above its weight. Treasure Adventure Game was a free indie Metroidvania from 2012 and the soundtrack carries that handmade energy in the best way.
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Open Waters floats along with this simple but sticky melody that stays with you for hours, and Cave Crawling nails that descending-into-the-unknown mood with minimal instrumentation. Faded Memories opens the whole thing with such a quiet sense of loss.
The jump from Haunted's darker tones into Electric Dolphin Funk's groove is wild range for a freeware game. Born for Adventure Idea 1 being left in is a nice peek behind the curtain too. If you appreciate soundtracks that do everything on a budget and still make you feel something real, start here.