Dozens and dozens, too many to list. Modern favorites include Celeste, Hades, Ibb and Obb, Shovel Knight, Paper Mario: The Origami King, and Cadence of Hyrule, just to name a few.

No life events really, it's just that when I code I prefer my music to not have lyrics, and soundtracks are pretty much perfect for that. They're often designed as background tracks anyway, and a given soundtrack tends to have consistent atmosphere, good for setting the mood for some task.

Sometimes they're just good songs? For example the soundtrack to Nier: Replicant could go head to head with anything big name Hollywood composers have written.

There's got to be some social reason why you're listening to Nier: Replicant as opposed to something else.

I didn't expect any downvotes, but it seems I hit a nerve.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone, that wasn't my intention, I just don't know anything about the kinds of people who would listen to video game soundtracks. I figured there might be some stories to share.

I think it was just your comment maybe felt like it was implying they were doing something weird or unusual.

I also listen to a lot of video game music when coding. Why? One night, years ago, I got talking to an Uber driver about music and he shared a Spotify playlist of video game tracks. Years later, I generally listen to the full soundtracks of the games he included in that playlist (most of which I’ve never played or even heard of). Thanks Munib!

I sometimes listen to video game soundtracks while I work. Usually older stuff in my case: Legacy of the Wizard (NES), Shadowgate (NES), Final Fantasy IV/VI (SNES), etc.

I don't have a particularly interesting story to share. The music is familiar and brings back good memories; it is energizing; and it is easy to listen to.

In the original game setting, the music would play in the background and hype you up for whatever task you were trying to accomplish. Nowadays, instead of attempting to defeat the Warlock Lord, I'm trying to finish a section of a research paper. Both tasks, at least in my view, call for the same mood.

I listen to video game soundtracks almost exclusively for background music. It’s not that I don’t like mainstream pop music. It’s just that the lyrics get stuck in my head and drive me crazy. Video game music can also get stuck in my head but it’s much less intrusive without lyrics.

I think I also just get bored of a lot of songs if I listen to them too much. I don’t get bored of game music though. I am not sure why.

Game music was expected and assumed to be looped and heard a million times as you play the game. Especially older titles with limited song options.

Nier: Replicant and Nier: Automata have some of the best music I have ever heard from a game soundtrack.

I read an article that said video game music is ideally suited for when you want music that won't distract you, as it's literally intended for such circumstances. So that's why I mostly go for videogame OSTs when writing, coding, etc. I've played almost none of the games.