This score runs on synth tension and it never really lets go. XCOM: Chimera Squad's soundtrack leans into a darker electronic palette than the main XCOM games, fitting for a squad-tactics spinoff set in a city where humans and aliens coexist uneasily.
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"Prepare to Breach!" nails that pre-combat adrenaline with pulsing bass and staccato hits. "Her Silver Shade Appears" pulls back into something almost noir, moody and suspicious. Then "Battle for City 31" drops the full weight of the finale on you.
The act structure keeps things from blending together, which is smart. If you like your strategy game soundtracks with a cyberpunk-adjacent edge, City 31 delivers that specific mood.