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This would be worth it for the soundtrack of Hotline Miami alone. This is probably a butchered description, but the game reminds me of the most intense scenes from Scarface with the aesthetics and music of Drive. If you're not convinced, listen to some it: http://youtu.be/oKD-MVfC9Ag

Also, the developer deserves some success; he has released 50+ free games over the years: http://indiestatik.com/2013/04/25/who-is-the-next-cactus/

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The soundtrack is incredible, but sadly it looks as though it's not included.

Argh. I thought the way this work is you got soundtracks for all the games. Anyway, it's worth it just to play the game and hear the damn music. I linked the full soundtrack, though not in the best format.

Absolutely, the soundtrack alone is worth the playthrough. Here's a link to the studio's soundcloud which has the soundtrack up at what I think is a better quality than youtube is offering. https://soundcloud.com/devolverdigital/sets/hotline-miami-of... (be warned it autoplays at quite a high volume)

It's definitely better quality than the youtube link. The volume is the same as the youtube clip if anyone is switching.

Its included in the game directory itself.

Hmm... wouldn't it be good to display an album icon for it on the bundle page then?

I'm assuming he means that you can go to the game's assets and listen to it yourself, and not that the game has a separate "official soundtrack" built-in.

Very often, good game soundtracks end up on Bandcamp. Case in point for Hotline Miami: http://ozgarden.bandcamp.com/album/hotline-miami-soundtrack

I've purchased Fez and Bastion soundtracks from this site as well.

ADD: See also a link to the Bandcamp page for Dear Esther's soundtrack further downthread.

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