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* ''VideoGame/PoliceQuest IV: Open Season'' has two music tracks playing in the Bitty Kitty Club that switch one after the other - a happy dance-oriented one and one that's still upbeat and more like rock.

* ''VideoGame/PoliceQuestIVOpenSeason'' has two music tracks playing in the Bitty Kitty Club that switch one after the other - a happy dance-oriented one and one that's still upbeat and more like rock.

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* ''VideoGame/Va11HallA'' has you make a playlist with songs at the beginning of each day which will play in the order you select throughout the day.

* In the ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' series, different levels in the single-player campaigns all play only one specific track for a given level. However, online multiplayer battles play one song picked from a pool of dozens of different tracks, all said to be made by in-universe bands. Additionally, the [[MultiMookMelee Salmon Run]] mode has its own collection of tracks, with the one chosen depending on the randomized conditions for any given wave.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 series]], different levels in the singleplayer campaigns all play only one specific track for a given level. However, online multiplayer battles play one song picked from a pool of dozens of different tracks, all said to be made by in-universe bands. Additionally, ''2'''s [[MultiMookMelee Salmon Run]] mode plays one of a selection of three tracks, depending on the randomized conditions for any given wave.

Most {{video games}} have soundtracks that are rigid and set. Village {{music}} plays in this village, [[BattleThemeMusic regular battle music for this battle]], etc. But there are exceptions to this rule. These are games with Playlist Soundtracks. The soundtrack here, like the name, is handled for at least a major part of the game like a playlist. It has tracks taken from and played (sometimes randomly) from a pool of potential tracks during an area, a part of the story, or even the whole game.

Please note that while at least a major part of the game has to have this, it obviously doesn't need to extend to every last part of the game. Nor does it have to have one "playlist" for the whole game. For example, if a game's levels each have their own little playlists of music while the cutscenes have scripted music, it counts. This {{trope}} also applies to single areas with this same manner of soundtrack and as little as two tracks are enough to make it apply.

Typically this is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the music being from somewhere in-universe (e.g. a {{radio}} or the player character's headphones).

Most video games have soundtracks that are rigid and set. Village music plays in this village, regular battle music for this battle, etc. But there are exceptions to this rule. These are games with Playlist Soundtracks. The soundtrack here, like the name, is handled for at least a major part of the game like a playlist, with tracks taken from and played (sometimes randomly) from a pool of potential tracks during an area, a part of the story, or even the whole game.

Please note that while at least a major part of the game has to have this, it obviously doesn't need to extend to every last part of the game. Nor does it have to have one "playlist" for the whole game For example, if a game's levels each have their own little playlists of music while the cutscenes have scripted music, it counts. This trope also applies to single areas with this same manner of soundtrack and as little as two tracks are enough to make it apply.

Typically this is justified by the music being from somewhere in-universe, such as a radio or the player character's headphones.

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[[AC: Small-Scale (Specific areas)]]

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 series]], different levels in the singleplayer campaigns all play only one specific track for a given level. However, online multiplayer battles play one song picked from a pool of dozens of different tracks, all said to be made by in-universe bands. Additionally, ''2'''s [[MultiMookMelee Salmon Run]] mode plays one of a selection of three tracks, depending on the randomized conditions for any given wave.

* In both ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole'', the music in certain public locations, like the post office and photo shop, cycles randomly between a collection of songs from [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark the show]], with the implication being that those songs are played on the store radio.

* ''VideoGame/{{Linx}}'' cycles between three tracks while you are playing one of the levels.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'': From ''Brawl'' onward, each stage has a pool of musics to randomly choose from. ''Melee'' had a few stages with a small chance of playing an alternate track.
* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'': The game has this style of soundtrack as the protagonist, Neku Sakuraba, listens to it through his headphones.

* After beating ''VideoGame/{{Ducktales}}: Remastered'' once on any difficulty, you can go to "Options" from the title screen to switch back and forth between the Remastered and original 8-bit versions of the soundtrack playing during the game. This includes {{Retreaux}} versions of songs played during ''Remastered''-exclusive levels and cutscenes.

* After beating ''VideoGame/{{Ducktales}}: Remastered'' once on any difficulty, you can go to "Options" from the title screen to switch back and forth between the Remastered and original 8-bit versions of the soundtrack. This includes {{Retreaux}} versions of songs played during ''Remastered''-exclusive levels and cutscenes.

* ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' had music for each level, via "mutators" ({{GameMod}}s) you could play your own [[{{UsefulNotes/MP3}} MP3's]] in the game. ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'' took this a step further, ''in the game itself'' you could play '''any [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbis Vorbis]] sound file''' as music for the map or level you were on, including files you converted. You could make your own playlist of music for the game if you wanted.

* ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' had music for each level, via "mutators" ({{GameMod}}s) you could play your own [[{{UsefulNotes/MP3}} MP3's]] in the game. ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'' took this a step further, ''in the game itself'' you could play '''any'' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbis Vorbis]] sound file as music for the map or level you were on, including files you converted. You could make your own playlist of music for the game if you wanted.

* ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' had music for each level, via "mutators" ({{GameMod}}s) you could play your own MP3's in the game. ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'' took this a step further, ''in the game itself'' you could play '''any'' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbis Vorbis]] sound file as music for the map or level you were on, including files you converted. You could make your own playlist of music for the game if you wanted.

* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': For most of the game, it cycles through various short and ambient symphonic tracks depending on the area you're currently in, with each area having their own set playlists to match the atmosphere. Battle themes are not exempt from this either, but unlike area themes, each major nation only has three common battle tracks and will only switch between them if you're out of the action for more than 30 seconds. The only exception to this is inside Domain dungeons and during boss fights, where it'll just keep playing the same track on repeat to match the tension going on.