Absolute
We start with one of the most famous soundtracks on the list. Absolute was entitled to its small success this year. But we really haven’t talked enough about his music given the big names who have covered it.
Gareth Coker signs here one of his best works. And that’s saying something considering his past discography. Both Ori, Prince of Persia the Lost Crown or even the games from the late Riot Forge label. Here we have one of the most active recent composers, who composes an impressive soundtrack for his respect for the variety of environments. The best part is that he is not alone, some bosses are dressed in a theme of prestigious guests like Mike Gordon (Doom Eternal), Yaka Kitamura (Elden Ring) and Motoi Sakuraba, the essential JRPG.
Sonokuni
Video games are an art made up of several other art forms and this has never been more true than for Sonokuni. The game is developed by the DON YASA CREW, a Japanese hip-hop group.
The gameplay, the graphics, the sound… everything was done by a music group. There’s nothing like it to harmoniously link the soundscape to everything else. Sonokuni is a kind of Hotline Miamiand we know how important it is that these massacres are accompanied by music adapted to this style of game. The work of DON YASA CREW is special and it will not please everyone, however, it is clear that it is remarkable.
Once Upon A Katamari
Katamari Damacy is renowned for its means given to music and Once Upon A Katamari do not deviate from this rule. It’s once again a real pleasure to roll around and let go to the sound of these ten different artists.
There utaite KAF, the Chelmico duo… it would take too long to list all the people who participated in this OST. We still note the presence of Clémentine, the French singer known only in Japan, and Saki Hanami, fictional idol of Gakuen iDOLM@STER. Of course, the game only has exclusive music, we don’t listen to the developers’ playlist, it’s easy to see this from the number of times Katamari is pronounced in the different lyrics.
Morsels
Sam Webster hasn’t been idle in 2025: after participating in the rhythm game Rift of the Necrodancer (which could also have appeared here), here it is on the soundtrack of Morsels. Very calm, it conveys well the psychedelic and strange aspect of the game with sometimes sounds close to ASMR.
Herding
A huge favorite. The music of Herding is perfect to represent the feeling of grandeur of the mountain and getting lost in this nature. This effect is possible thanks to the use of original instruments, which we are frankly not used to hearing.
Skate Story
Small exception, Skate Storythis surreal skate game certainly got people talking about it and its music, but with its somewhat late release, it was not at all part of all the end-of-year discussions. It is time to right this injustice. Resulting from the collaboration between various more or less experimental artists, the OST puts you in a state of flow during the journey through these environments decorated with ollies or even kickflips.
The Royal Writ
We have seen strange soundtracks playing in this article but you are not at the end of your surprises. The Royal Writ is a very fun rogue-like deckbuilder that has remained fairly low-key. His music follows this philosophy by being completely offbeat and yet very lively with barking or animal noises overlooking everything (we assure you, it sounds good).
We could have written a novel about video game soundtracks this year because we were so spoiled (like every year in the end) but we had to make choices. Of course, the notion of being unnoticed is a bit subjective, we mainly tried to highlight certain games that deserve it in the hope of having accomplished this mission.