Turns out, the most loved gaming soundtracks live on the Nintendo Switch
The topic of ‘best video game soundtrack‘ is always a hot debate, but have you noticed that the same few names come out on top, time and time again? And more specifically, most, if not all, of them are in the Nintendo Switch family’s library.
This isn’t just our own conjecture – there’s a thread on r/AskReddit where gamers are nominating their favorites, and the top choices feature those you may expect, with some other curveballs.
As per the comments with the most upvotes, the top ten choices are:
- Doom (in general)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Halo
- Hotline Miami
- Hades 1 and 2
- Ocarina of Time
- Nier: Automata
- Outer Wilds
- Stardew Valley
- Persona 5
All but two of these games/series are on Switch. I hope – no, believe – that one day we’ll get that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Switch port.
The Pocket Tactics team also agrees, with a few of our own all-time favorites making the list. For me, Persona 5 and Stardew Valley’s soundtracks are tied for my favorites. Fellow writer Connor is also on the Stardew Valley train, while a lot of us hold an appreciation for most of this list.
While the Doom series and Clair Obscur currently have 1.5k and 1.4k upvotes apiece, you can’t deny that the Hotline Miami soundtrack is a very worthwhile mention, and there are at least 1.2k people who agree on this Reddit thread alone. Tracks by M|O|O|N, Pertuberator, and Jasper Byrne really get one hyped.
It’s also wonderful to see so many indie games making the list, alongside smash hits like one of the best Zelda games ever – which is getting a remaster this year, with a no doubt stellar soundtrack.
The only other addition I’d make to this is Genshin Impact, as that has some truly beautiful orchestral songs with plenty of different vibes, but not everyone is as into the gacha game as I am.