PUBG is a good example of Only The Bare Minimum. It has sound, it’s clear what’s going on and where it is, localization is pretty okay. But every weapon and grenade is loud, like really loud, I used to actually jump when people shot at me because it’s volume scared me so bad, I died alot, it was quite immersive.
The game’s audio also has no sauce, you’re just listening to a wind loop as you hear bare footsteps hardpan around you while your ears get destroyed with every gunshot…. or especially grenades, if the explosion didn’t already make your ears ring the game has an extremely loud annoying ring for you. And of course the ringing is even worse with a flashbang.
It works. But that’s all.