2025 was a stellar 12 months for video video games, and consequently, additionally a stellar 12 months for online game music. These aren’t official Sport Informer awards for the very best music of the 12 months (although we did award South of Midnight greatest unique rating), however moderately a possibility for us as a workers to level to among the tracks that stood out to us this 12 months. Try a few of our picks beneath.
From Alex Van Aken
Considered one of my favourite online game composers, Sam Webster (Grindstone, Reigns: Past), teamed up with developer Furcula to sort out the soundtrack and sound design for Morsels. The weird-as-hell creature accumulating roguelike is brimming with trippy visuals, and Webster’s recognizable sample-heavy sound makes for a wonderful pairing. Placed on a pleasant pair of headphones and immerse your self within the lush synths, distorted bass traces, and saturated drum machines that outline Webster’s signature type.
From Wesley LeBlanc
All the rating of South of Midnight is unbelievable, a unbelievable aspect of my favourite sport of 2025. The best way composer Olivier Deriviere mixes genuine Southern devices with lyrical storytelling creates a soundscape that lifts the remainder of this heartfelt, folktale-infused journey. No observe demonstrates that greater than The Story of Two-Toed Tom. Get pleasure from!
I really like Murderer’s Creed Shadows – it is my favourite sport set in feudal Japan of the 12 months, really. I’ve all the time cherished the scores of Murderer’s Creed, too, as they have a tendency to remix themes and motifs I already love to suit the period of the historic fantasy wherein every entry takes place. However The Flight’s tackle Murderer’s Creed music genuinely shocked me – as an alternative of defaulting to acquainted melodies performed on Japanese devices, this musical duo combined trendy 808s and manufacturing with all types of classical Japanese devices. The result’s probably the most unique-sounding Murderer’s Creed rating so far.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is without doubt one of the greatest video games of the 12 months (and my private quantity 2, proper behind South of Midnight). Its rating is without doubt one of the the explanation why. It sounds fantastical however medieval, hopeful however mysterious, and in the end, shortly locations me into this Fifteenth-century epic. I simply adore how “knights and princesses and dragons” it sounds, and the observe beneath, which is a motif that runs all through the broader rating, is a superb demonstration of that.
From Matt Miller
Absolum’s soundtrack is without doubt one of the greatest options in an already nice sport, providing memorable melodies, thrilling battle themes, and stunning instrumentation. Along with the enjoyable of taking part in yet one more run for the enjoyment of the gameplay, I usually discovered myself selecting my path by way of the sport simply to listen to explicit tracks once more.
From Charles Harte
You possibly can really right here extra context from Charles (and Kyle) about his favourite sport music tracks of the 12 months over on MinnMax.
From Eric Van Allen
From Kyle Hilliard
The observe beneath is, admittedly, not a track I’m jamming to outdoors of the sport, however I simply love how weird it’s within the context of Donkey Kong Bananza. This observe sounds prefer it belongs in a Playdead sport, not a bombastic sport about slightly woman who goals of being a singer.
And this one I like as a result of it remembers Donkey Kong Nation, particularly.
Truthful warning that the video I’m embedding right here does comprise spoilers for the tip of Clair Obscur, however it’s one of the simplest ways to current the observe.
That is just a few primo background/examine music that can also be just a bit creepy.
I’m nonetheless holding out to play Deltarune for when it’s full, however my Deltarune/Undertale superfan daughter launched me to this observe and I fell in love with it.
And right here’s an important cowl model of it that I’ve additionally been having fun with.
What have been a few of your favourite online game tracks of 2025? Tell us within the feedback beneath!
