The hallmark of any good game is not just its visuals, gameplay, or storyline but a combination of all of them that when put together, gives the title an experience like no other. From AAA titles like Uncharted and Final Fantasy to smaller games like Angry Birds, chances are that you’ve found yourself humming the games tunes without even realizing it. While some games have music only fill in the dead space between one battle to the next, other games like Metal Gear and God of War use it as part of the experience. Transistor, the latest PS4 game from indie developer Supergiants does just that and more.

While original soundtrack scores are already a rare thing, its even more rare to have a none musical game that features a soundtrack that’s part of the core experience. In Transistor, Supergiant Games has created a fresh sounding jazz, mixed with electronica and sprinkled with some great vocals to create a sound like you’ve never heard before. For you anime fans, if I had to relate it to any soundtrack, I’d say Cowboy Bebop by the great Yoko Kanno comes to mind. The Transistor OST also sets itself apart from other game scores in that it’s one that doesn’t lend itself to a game. In fact if you weren’t told that this score belongs to a video game, you’d be pressed to not think it was from some great indie band. In fact, that’s what makes the Transistor OST so unique in that it doesn’t try to be a video game OST and instead, it aimed to be great music that happened to be for a game. While we’ve yet to play the game (as we have to purchase all of our titles), we’re sure that if the team put this much effort into the games music, that you’re in for a treat when it comes to the actual game, something that most reviewers have been echoing. Intrigued? Below, you can listen to the entire Transistor OST for free:

Those looking for something a bit more permanent can download all 23 tracks  from iTunes or Supergian Games with access to your format of choice (MP3, FLAC, etc.). Transistor is now available for download on PC and PlayStation 4 for $19.99.

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