{"id":2086036,"date":"2026-08-10T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086036"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:24:11","slug":"these-are-the-perfect-gaming-soundtracks-according-to-reddit-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2086036","title":{"rendered":"These are the perfect gaming soundtracks, according to Reddit users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hades-2-wallpaper.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">These are the perfect gaming soundtracks, according to Reddit users<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u2018Hades\u2019, \u2018Doom\u2019 and \u2018Stardew Valley\u2019 were all popular choices\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-10T12:24:11+01:00\">10th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hades-2-wallpaper-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Hades 2\" title=\"Hades 2 wallpaper\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;Hades 2&#8217; CREDIT: Supergiant Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Reddit users have been debating what games have a perfect soundtrack, with <i>Hades<\/i>, <i>Doom<\/i> and <i>Stardew Valley<\/i> all popular choices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: AI, vinyl and indie supremacy: what\u2019s shaping video game music in 2026?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over the weekend, one user asked the popular AskReddit subreddit \u201cWhich videogame soundtrack is 10\/10?\u201d with over 5,800 people replying. Thanks to the ability to upvote (or downvote) responses, it\u2019s easier to see which are the most popular answers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>With over 1,200 upvotes, the soundtrack to 2012\u2019s top-down shooter <i>Hotline Miami<\/i> was the most-popular response. \u201cProbably my pick for best electronic video game soundtrack of all time. It\u2019s hypnotic and addictive,\u201d explained one user. \u201cSurprised to see this at the top but it absolutely deserves it,\u201d said another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another popular choice was the music from 2004\u2019s action-puzzle title <i>Katamari Damacy.\u00a0 <\/i>\u201cThis game honestly has the best soundtrack ever, I\u2019m glad so many people agree,\u201d wrote one user. \u201c<i>Katamari Damacy<\/i> has no business having a soundtrack that good. It\u2019s weird, catchy and somehow makes rolling up random objects feel like the greatest thing ever,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p>Any of <em>Doom<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em>s metal-inspired scores, the music of <em>Hades<\/em> and its 2025 sequel and <em>NieR: Automata<\/em>\u2019s soundtrack are also held in high-regard by Reddit users.<\/p>\n<h2>The perfect gaming soundtracks, according to Reddit users:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Hotline Miami<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Katamari Damacy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Doom (\u201cAny version\u201d)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hades &amp; Hades 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>NieR: Automata<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Witcher 3<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Goldeneye 007<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Stardew Valley<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Halo: Combat Evolved<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Legend Of Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Outer Wilds 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 5<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hollow Knight<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Skyrim<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can check out the full thread here.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of <em>The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time<\/em> can look forward to a full-blown remake later this year. Nintendo has kept quiet about what the remade version of the N64 classic will change, but it has described the project as a \u201creborn\u201d version of the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time<\/em> doesn\u2019t have a release date yet but it\u2019s expected to launch in November \u2013 meaning it\u2019ll go up against <em>Grand Theft Auto 6 <\/em>which is out November 19.<\/p>\n<p>In other news Chris Hays, lead services programmer at\u00a0<i>Doom<\/i> developer id Software, has criticised Microsoft after the studio was hit by sweeping lay-offs last month. \u201cXbox fundamentally don\u2019t understand art. They don\u2019t understand games.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/li>\n<li>DOOM<\/li>\n<li>GoldenEye 007<\/li>\n<li>Hades<\/li>\n<li>Hades 2<\/li>\n<li>Halo<\/li>\n<li>Hollow Knight<\/li>\n<li>NieR Automata<\/li>\n<li>Stardew Valley<\/li>\n<li>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/li>\n<li>The Witcher<\/li>\n<li>Video game music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div 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and fans are angry<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Gaming News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">HEALTH, Ice Nine Kills and Periphery members to soundtrack new game \u2018Crimson Moon\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Reddit users have been debating what games have a perfect soundtrack, with <i>Hades<\/i>, <i>Doom<\/i> and <i>Stardew Valley<\/i> all popular choices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: AI, vinyl and indie supremacy: what\u2019s shaping video game music in 2026?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over the weekend, one user asked the popular AskReddit subreddit \u201cWhich videogame soundtrack is 10\/10?\u201d with over 5,800 people replying. Thanks to the ability to upvote (or downvote) responses, it\u2019s easier to see which are the most popular answers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>With over 1,200 upvotes, the soundtrack to 2012\u2019s top-down shooter <i>Hotline Miami<\/i> was the most-popular response. \u201cProbably my pick for best electronic video game soundtrack of all time. It\u2019s hypnotic and addictive,\u201d explained one user. \u201cSurprised to see this at the top but it absolutely deserves it,\u201d said another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another popular choice was the music from 2004\u2019s action-puzzle title <i>Katamari Damacy.\u00a0 <\/i>\u201cThis game honestly has the best soundtrack ever, I\u2019m glad so many people agree,\u201d wrote one user. \u201c<i>Katamari Damacy<\/i> has no business having a soundtrack that good. It\u2019s weird, catchy and somehow makes rolling up random objects feel like the greatest thing ever,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p>Any of <em>Doom<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em>s metal-inspired scores, the music of <em>Hades<\/em> and its 2025 sequel and <em>NieR: Automata<\/em>\u2019s soundtrack are also held in high-regard by Reddit users.<\/p>\n<h2>The perfect gaming soundtracks, according to Reddit users:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Hotline Miami<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Katamari Damacy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Doom (\u201cAny version\u201d)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hades &amp; Hades 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>NieR: Automata<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Witcher 3<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Goldeneye 007<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Stardew Valley<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Halo: Combat Evolved<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Legend Of Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Outer Wilds 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 5<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hollow Knight<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Skyrim<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can check out the full thread here.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of <em>The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time<\/em> can look forward to a full-blown remake later this year. Nintendo has kept quiet about what the remade version of the N64 classic will change, but it has described the project as a \u201creborn\u201d version of the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time<\/em> doesn\u2019t have a release date yet but it\u2019s expected to launch in November \u2013 meaning it\u2019ll go up against <em>Grand Theft Auto 6 <\/em>which is out November 19.<\/p>\n<p>In other news Chris Hays, lead services programmer at\u00a0<i>Doom<\/i> developer id Software, has criticised Microsoft after the studio was hit by sweeping lay-offs last month. \u201cXbox fundamentally don\u2019t understand art. They don\u2019t understand games.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/perfect-gaming-soundtracks-hades-doom-stardew-valley-3961743&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hades-2-wallpaper.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News These are the perfect gaming soundtracks, according to Reddit users \u2018Hades\u2019, \u2018Doom\u2019 and \u2018Stardew Valley\u2019 were all popular choices By Ali Shutler 10th August 2026 &#8216;Hades 2&#8217; CREDIT: Supergiant Games Reddit users have been debating what games have a perfect soundtrack, with Hades, Doom and Stardew Valley all popular choices.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2086036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2086036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086036\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2086036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2086036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2086036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}