It’s been a wild year with some amazing video game releases from Hades to Ghost of Tsushima and everything in between. While there are many ways to define what an ‘amazing game’ is, having a strong soundtrack is certainly part of that.
We have a lot of “Best Of” lists going up on the site as we transition from 2020 into 2021, and we thought it was only fitting to put together a list of some of our favorite video game soundtracks.
We have a lot of favorites, so we’ve separated them into the top 15, and then additional soundtracks we recommend listening to.
Note that the top 15 aren’t listed in any particular order, they’re all equally great in being this year’s best of the best.
The 15 Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2020
Hades
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Paradise Killer
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ghostrunner
Doom Eternal
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us Part II
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
13 Sentinels Aegis Rim
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Ikenfell
Streets of Rage 4
Persona 5 Royal
Other Amazing Game Soundtracks
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Dreamscaper
No Straight Roads
Risk of Rain 2
Spelunky 2
Neversong
Demon’s Souls
Cyberpunk 2077
Temtem
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remastered
Bugsnax
Immortals Fenyx Rising