As a programmer, I'd always focused on raw gameplay coding in my little projects. I'm starting to realize more and more how much value other things can add to a game, especially sound design. Good sound effects at the right time can just make you feel things. Whether it's a crunchy impact noise for dealing damage, or the right bleeps and bloops as you navigate through UI.

My favorite sounds so far came from Trenchrunner. Navigating through the buttons on the main menu alone was so satisfying, due to the nice popping sounds. Then the sound effects during gameplay were also really well done. Check out their game to give your ears a treat.

I tried to do better with my sound design this jam. Music is still a bit out of reach for me, so I selected music tracks from 3rd party libraries. However, I made the main gameplay sound effects by recording noises and applying a few effects. I'm really happy with how they turned out. Let me know how I did in Perfectly Balanced.

Got any sound design tips, or other games you've found with really nice sound design?