Hard to realize it's already been a whole year. I'm so glad I followed through with this little project of mine, and I truly hope I helped you discover new artists and new incredible games to try! NOWPLAYING is not going anywhere, and I'll be following all the new VGM releases in 2025. Now, without further ado, let's dive into my last selection of 2024.

Credits & timestamps

(00:00:04) Wanderstop

"Wanterstop", C418

(00:03:57) Crow Country

"Staring Into the Flames (Epilogue)", Ockeroid

(00:05:48) World of Goo 2

"There's Something About This Island", Kyle Gabler & Jonny Trengrove

(00:09:17) I AM YOUR BEAST

"TYRANTS BETTER RUN", rj lake & LAKE SAVAGE

(00:12:24) CHUNITHM

"colorful", higma & HOTOKE

(00:14:43) LEGO Horizon Adventures

"post-post apocalyptic dance party", mxmtoon

(00:17:19) DJ MAX Respect V

"Follow Me - Full Ver.", ND Lee

(00:20:39) Newgrounds Rushdown Rivals

"Rushdown!", James Landino

(00:22:27) Victory Heat Rally

"Marathon (Frostbite Harbor)", RoBKTA

(00:25:34) PockeDate!

"New Beginning", Ternox

(00:28:00) DJ MAX Respect V

"Krush", Pierre Blanche

(00:30:08) Blue Archive

"Ark in the Blood Sky", KARUT

(00:32:21) Windblown

"9:10 Eternal Feast", Danger

(00:36:46) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - Zombie

"Slave", Kevin Sherwood, Vicky Psarakis, Sicksense

(00:41:03) Chains of Fury

"Fury", Bartosz Szafranski

(00:43:22) Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

"SERVANT", eMPIRE SOUND SYSTeMS

(00:45:23) Slitterhead

"Intermission", Akira Yamaoka

(00:48:08) Stellar Blade

"Dawn (Holidays)", Hyunmin Cho 

(00:51:18) To Hell with the Ugly

"Clone Party", Clément Duquesne

(00:53:32) Infinity Nikki

"Together Till Infinity", Jessie J

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How come we are already in December? I've been publishing mixtapes for almost a whole year now, and I'm loving it. I hope you're loving them too, because I'm not stopping anytime soon. This month, I tried to change some habits of mine (yup, no orchestral tracks!). Let me know what you think!

Credits and timestamps:

(00:00:04) SIGNALIS

"MNHR (Drop to an Ocean", 1000 Eyes

(00:02:46) Silent Hill 2 (2024)

"True (2024)", Akira Yamaoka

(00:06:06) Mouthwashing

"The Windows Are Plastic", Wrong Organ

(00:08:36) Citizen Sleeper 2

"Suncatchers", Amos Roddy

(00:12:02) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

"Casino Luttazzi", Jack Wall, Shaun Chen

(00:14:30) Honkai Star Rail

"Now, Voyager", HOYO-MiX

(00:16:34) Eighth Day Kishimoto-kun

"What's Done is Done", cattymations

(00:19:46) Burning Force

"Boss II", Yoshinori Kawamoto

(00:21:36) Muscle March

"Hole in the Wall", Akitaka Tohyama, Yoshihito Yano

(00:24:16) Metal Slug Tactics

"Trigger Happy", Tee Lopes

(00:25:58) Goddess of Victory: NIKKE

"Lonely Wasteland", steelplus

(00:29:30) Anger Foot

"shit home", Jaybooty

(00:34:40) Sniper Killer

"Target Reached", Clément Panchout

(00:34:52) Rogue Flight

"Badlands", Fat Bard

(00:37:16) Fretless

"Welcome to the Industry", Northlane

(00:41:12) The Crew Motorfest

"Death Racer", Carpenter Brut

(00:45:50) Just Dance 2025

"Sunlight", The Just Dance Band

(00:48:40) Terminal47

"2024 (Maya)", Beeloo

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I’m taking some vacations! It’s been a while, and I REALLY need it to be able to make it through the end of the year. Worry not: I’ve managed to put together a nice little mixtape. Even if it lacks a few heavy bangers that came out in the last week of October, I assure you you’ll have a really good time. Enjoy, and see you next month!

Credits:

(00:00:04) Kinutsu Gami: Path of the Goddess

"Home -Summer-", Chikara Aoshima

(00:01:32) Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred

"Prophecy", Ted Reedy

(00:03:26) AFK Journey

"Through the Waves", Norvin Tu Wang, Yi Fei

(00:05:26) Ravenswatch

"Credits", Antoine Duchêne

(00:08:56) Apartment Story

"Arthur_DemoMix_047", TRAAPS

(00:12:48) Kind Words 2

"Pastel", Clark Aboud

(00:17:28) INDIKA

"Ezekiel", Mike Sabadash

(00:19:36) God of War II

"Colossus (Junkie XL Remix)", Gerard Marino

(00:22:26) Armored Core

"Irregulation", Hideyuki Eto

(00:25:46) LUNARiA

"SKYOUT FOREVER", VISUAL ARTS / Key

(00:28:16) Iron Meat

"A Fight Through the Forest", Retroware

(00:31:06) Persona 3 (ATLUS 35th Anniversary)

"Maya's Theme", Shoji Meguro

(00:32:30) Genshin Impact

"Arcana of Zipacna", HOYO-MiX

(00:34:14) Astro Bot

"Safari Park", Masao Kimura

(00:35:54) Street Fighter 6 - Year 1

"The Turbulent Wind - Rashid's Theme", Yoshiya Terayama

(00:39:14) PopSlinger

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September was not short on incredible new releases, some of which I had been waiting for for a long time. Take Final Fantasy XVI, for instance! Even though I didn’t like it very much, there are obviously some amazing tracks in there. You’ll also find some pleasant surprises this month, with lesser-known games — and even some that haven’t been released yet! Enjoy, and thanks for your support 💜

Credits:

(00:00:04) Final Fantasy XVI

"Downburst", Masayoshi Soken

(00:01:34) Hellblade II

"Seidh", David Garcia Diaz

(00:04:33) World of Warcraft: The War Within

"The Wilds", Adam Burgess, Leo Kaliski

(00:10:23) Stellbar Blade

"Roxanne (Lively)", Seibin

(00:13:55) We Love Katamari Damacy

"Bluffing Damacy", KIRINJI

(00:19:20) Harold Halibut

"Let's Figure It Out!", Jan Müller, Constantin Mahlberg

(00:20:50) Star Wars Outlaws

"Dream on Space Pirate", Cody Matthew Johnson

(00:23:20) Honor of Kings

"Results", Myrone

(00:19:32) Honor of Kings

"Astral Magic, Shangguan", Rasmus Faber

(00:25:35) Parking Garage Rally Circuit

"Minneapolis", The Holophonics, Eric Daino

(00:28:29) Nowhere Manor

"Dolls", Kaedalus

(00:31:23) Friday Night Funkin'

"Stay Funky (Character Select Theme)", Kawai Sprite, Lotus Juice

(00:33:42) Tails Noir: Rebel Rush

"Dash Dash Dash", Danshin

(00:36:36) Hyper Rush

"Red Beat Go!", Yamasa Sound Team

(00:39:55) Ghost in the Shell

"Ghost in the Shell", Takkyu Ishino

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My longest and most authentic VGM mixtape yet. While making it, I realized that it spans basically all the music genres I like. It was such a blast sorting through these outstanding albums. August has been an incredible month for VGM lovers. I do hope you’ll agree after listening to this mixtape!

Also, sorry, but I had to remove all the links in the credits section. They took up too many characters, and I couldn’t even write a few words to you guys. You can easily find the tracks with the IDs provided below. Everything is available on streaming platforms, as always.

Credits:

(00:00:04) Beyond The Wire

"Brothers", Scott Tobin

(00:03:20) Sword of Convallaria

"Hi éReila Convallaria in the Wind", 诺尔曼, Ruoqian Wang

(00:05:30) Genshin Impact

"Leisure in Painting", HOYO-MiX

(00:07:12) Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

"Dearly Beloved - Birth by sleep version", Yoko Shimomura

(00:09:36) Closer the Distance

"Overflow", Rory Charles

(00:12:00) Arco

"Cenizas de Codicia", José Ramón Garcia

(00:13:38) Throne and Liberty

"The Thorned Rose Knight", Mattia Turzo

(00:16:38) Aero GPX

"Results", Myrone

(00:19:32) Honor of Kings

"Lam Ascension Pendekar", Hao Yuan

(00:21:30) El Paso, Elsewhere

"non grata", rj lake

(00:23:14) DOOM

"At Doom's Gate", Andrew Hulshult

(00:26:26) Goddess of Victory: NIKKE

"Dark Matter - Onward -", NieN, Cosmograph

(00:29:46) Chronicon: Survivors

"Oasis-Boss", Michael G. Woodley, Eve Larkspur

(00:33:40) Vampire Survivors

"Extinguished Flame", Daniele Zandara

(00:37:00) Unrooted

"Beauty in Struggle", Koaster

(00:38:58) Shapez 2

"Icosahedron", Peppsen

(00:42:06) Moonfrost

"Drillin", Shudan

(00:45:20) Deadly Desires

"Deadly Desires", Melancholy Marionette

(00:47:35) Dress To Impress

"Dressing Room (House Remix", Bslick, TanookiAlex

(00:52:04) Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR

"Starry Night", Yuzo Koshiro, SAK.

(00:56:44) Persona 3 Reload Episode Aegis

"Don't", Ryota Kozuta

(00:59:36) Dustborn

"Good Ways to Cry", Charlotte Hatherley

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Hope you're all enjoying your summer! Here's your monthly VGM mixtape.

Credits:

(00:00:04) V Rising

"Farbane Nights", Migova

(00:04:36) Hearthstone

"Orsis", Peter McConnell

(00:08:26) Arranger

"Looping Dreams", Tomas Batista

(00:09:59) Arctic Eggs

"Dolphin Dance", Cameron Ginex

(00:11:09) SCHiM

"wieltje", Moonsailor

(00:13:47) HV-MTL: Forge

"Bio-Electric Dreams", Emmett Spengler

(00:17:57) Aerial Knight's We Never Yield

"The Crowned Ones", Daniel Wilkins, Neil J

(00:21:20) Fairlight 84

"Vandal Heart", YASU, SAKI

(00:23:27) Valorant

"SUPERPOWER", Kiss of Life, Mark Tuan

(00:26:18) Hot Lap Racing

"High Speed, High Fun", P.A.D

(00:29:26) God Eater: Resurrection

"Breakout", Yamasa Sound Team

(00:32:32) Pawafuru Purokakyu

"Flying High", 麦野優衣

(00:34:13) Phantasy Star Online 2

"Zero-G - The Earth - Original", Haruna

(00:39:55) Kitten Burst Ogma's Temple

"Nightmare", Jam2Go

(00:44:14) R:Racing Revolution

"RISING", Koji Nakagawa

(00:46:50) R2BEAT

"Better", R2BEAT MUSIC

(00:49:23) Jumplight Odyssey

"Hit Pause and Say Nothing", Michael Allen

(00:52:06) Warhammer 40K: Darktide

"Derelict Research", Jesper Kyd

(00:54:05) PAYDAY 3

"Cryptoshot", Gustavo Coutinho

(00:57:37) Trepang2 Bladekisser

"Cave Party", Brandon McKagan

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Credits:

(00:00:04) Suzerain: Rizia

"Falling Into Place", James Spence

(00:03:06) SMT 5 Vengeance

"Shakan", Ryota Kozuka

(00:06:24) Boyfriend Dungeon

"An So It Breaks", Marskye

(00:09:49) Bigban's Prison Palace

"Khalese", Tumani

(00:11:44) Seat Fighter

"Take It of Leave It", Skylar Hale

(00:14:34) Nightmare Kart

"Menu Theme", Evelyn Lark

(00:16:22) Mullet Madjack

"Second Life, sort of", Fernando Pepe, Mateus Polati

(00:19:13) SunnySide

"Barren Battle", JellyFox

(00:21:40) Manacaster

"Intro and Main Title", Don Ross

(00:23:45) Guncho

"Tarling", Sam Webster

(00:25:32) The Rogue Prince of Persia

"Whispering Waters", ASADI

(00:29:33) Drug Dealer Simulator 2

"Trapped", K. Pietras

(00:31:46) Honor of Kings

"Born to Rise", Bad Milk, DEVMO & ali

(00:34:24) R2BEAT

"Hooligan", R2BEAT MUSIC

(00:36:38) Bodycam

"Someone To Follow", -Prey, Nateki, leah julia

(00:38:46) Tricky Madness

"White Powder", Jordan Schor

(00:41:30) Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble

"Astrum", Yasuyuki Nagata

(00:45:15) Sonic Superstars

"Boss Battle 6", Toriena, Jun Senoue

(00:47:20) Beat Saber

"Lustre - Ingame Version", Camellia

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My friends, you're in for another near hour-long mixtape this month, for I had a hard time keeping my selection under 15 tracks once again. Sorry, not sorry. I'm sure you don't really mind. On another note: big news! I was interviewed by my friend Mat Ombler for its GXM Podcast! If you wanna hear me and my lovely French accent about VGM discovery, you know what to do after listening to the mixtape ✌️

Chapters & credits:

(00:00:04) Hauntii

"The Tower", Michael Kirby Ward

(00:01:56) Songs of Syx

"Forgotten Dance", Jasinka

(00:04:30) Silent Hill: The Short Message

"Quest for the Voice of Silence", Akira Yamaoka

(00:06:58) Alan Wake 2

"Yötön Yö", Petri Alanko

(00:11:00) Hades II

"Death to Chronos", Darren Korb

(00:14:31) Cryptmaster

"Bending the Law", Surasshu, Stemage

(00:16:31) Armed and Gelatinous

"Eukaryotic Blues", Zac Zinger

(00:21:59) DRIFT.IO

"Cloudveil Canyon", Devin Chin

(00:24:20) Surmount

"Race to the Top!", quarkimo

(00:27:17) Another Crab's Treasure

"Fort Slacktide?", feasley

(00:30:22) Stellaris

"Synthetic Sun", ELFL

(00:34:04) Rungore

"The Sewers", Zakku

(00:36:10) TYPECAST

"Hell Spiral", Hyperstepp

(00:40:19) Friday Night Funkin'

"Blazin'", Kawai Sprite

(00:42:11) Subway Surfers

"Subway Surfers (Nightcore Remix)", Quentin Malapel

(00:44:11) Dyslite

"Hold Time", Lidio Wang, Loxterr

(00:47:55) DJMAX

"glory MAX -to the MAXimum", TAK

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Busy month for me, early mixtape for you! I'm gonna keep it short in the description because this is the longest episode yet, as you can see in the credits. Enjoy some of the best VGM from April ✌️

Chapters & credits:

(00:00:04) Felvidék

"Hrad", by Marcel Gidote's Holy Crab

(00:04:06) Dwarf Fortress

"Cannibal", by Dabu, Simon Swerwer

(00:08:54) Hydroneer

"Endless Journey", by Atlas Audio

(00:14:09) Planet Crafter

"Base Building", by Benjamin Young

(00:16:13) Promenade

"Void Run (The Source) [idle]", by Yponeko, Nicolas Slimani

(00:18:18) Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

"Arcade Panik", by Jacob Lincke

(00:21:14) Under Night In-Birth II

"Night Walker (Linne Theme) - UNI2 Mix", by Raito

(00:24:56) Lords of Exile

"Echoes", Dominik Ninmark

(00:29:14) I Wani Hug That Gator

"Stratospheric", by Cavemanon, Melo Anon, Shampoo Anon

(00:32:50) Return to Eden

"Where is the groove [Code_AA104]", by HEROAR

(00:34:56) Persona5: The Phantom X

"Ambitions and Visions", by Ryota Kozuta, Lyn

(00:38:10) Break My Case, Vol.1

"Gold Licence", by Yamajet

(00:40:08) Break My Case, Vol.6

"Rain", by YiU

(00:42:02) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

"Highrise (Justus Dobrin Remix)", by Walter Mair, Justus Dobrin

(00:45:50) Buckshot Roulette

"Before Every Load", by Mike Klubnika

(00:48:19) PopRush: Great Service

"Hi Daddy", by JMAA

(00:51:56) Valorant

"UNDEFEATED", by XG

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2024 is bound to be a great year for video game music, and March is already making a strong statement in that regard. As always, there has been a lot of new releases this month, and some of them were particularly looked upon. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Unicorn Overlord. Please come back online! Anyway, take a seat, grab your best pair of headphones and dive into my selection of the finest video game music. I truly enjoyed crafting this one out. I mean, you can't really go wrong with some Ridge Racer on the playlist, can you?

Chapters & credits:

(00:00:04) Highwater

"Olas de Más Allá (feat. Tamara Jokic)", by Shane Berry & Igor Simic

(00:03:28) DOS

"Closure", by Steve Pardo

(00:06:47) Station to Station

"Sunflowers", by Paul Aubry

(00:09:42) Super Golf

"Grove", by Bslick

(00:13:17) Endrays

"Evening -Condolence-", by Sho Okada

(00:16:34) PSP-Ridge Racer

"Light Groove", by Asuka Sakai

(00:20:42) PSP-Ridge Racer 2

"EXH*NOTES", by Nobuyoshi Sano

(00:23:28) Soulstone Survivors

"The Sandscale Showdown", by Guilherme Gama

(00:26:25) Goddess of Victory: NIKKE

"Dwn - dust -", by Feryquitous

(00:29:17) The Alliance Alive

"Fiery World", by Masashi Hamauzu

(00:31:57) Alice Gear Aegis

"Now, Let's Get Started!", by Yoshihei Ueda

(00:34:12) Burrito Bear

"Disco Bear", by D Fast

(00:38:16) Katamari Damacy

"Roll Me In", Hideki Tobeta

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