This soundtrack plays like a medieval tavern band got trapped in a procedurally generated dungeon and just kept recording. Vagante's score nails that gritty roguelike energy with tracks that feel handcrafted even when the levels aren't.
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Dark Caves sets up this brooding loop that burrows into your skull after your fifteenth run, and the alternate versions actually shift the mood enough that you notice. The boss themes hit way harder than you'd expect from a pixel art sidescroller.
Wrath for the true final battle goes completely unhinged. Then Darkness Falls plays over your game over screen and somehow makes dying feel cinematic. If you've ever rage-quit a roguelike but kept the soundtrack running, you already get it.