Chants of Sennaar Reviews
If you appreciate lateral thinking and obscurely specific puzzling: Chants of Sennaar is definitely a title to look into, especially for only £15.99 on PSN. Some may find it extremely frustrating in places, but I found the rewarding nature of the game very enjoyable with an unassuming level of challenge throughout.
I could have done without the stealth sections but if you are truly after a new experience that takes you to a far away land, Chants of Sennaar will be right up your street.
Chants of Sennaar also has the advantage that there hasn't really been another game like this one. There may be a few indie deciphering adventure games, but they lack the rich narrative and well-crafted aesthetics of Chants of Sennaar.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
An enjoyable adventure game with fun puzzles and unique gameplay mechanics. It has a few shortcomings, but they aren't able to spoil the impression too much.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Chants of Sennaar is a fascinating puzzle adventure game, and that is mainly due to its translation aspect. While it can lead to frustration in some cases, it greatly enhances the puzzle aspect by adding an extra layer of challenge on top of some brain teasers. The stealth elements feature a combination of solid mechanics, quick restarts and a generous checkpoint system. With an alluring presentation to back it all up, Chants of Sennaar is a game that adventure fans will definitely enjoy.
Chants of Sennaar is one of the most unique games of the year and it's impressively rewarding, too, so definitely play it if you love puzzles.
I always try to be cautious when a game stands out so much that it brings a fresh breeze to the gaming landscape, but I have every reason to say that Chants of Sennaar is a must-play for puzzle adventure lovers. An instant classic with original and well-structured style, it keeps players glued for its 8-12 hour duration. Available for €19.99 on all platforms, including a demo, it's hard to find an excuse not to play it.
Review in Italian | Read full review
There aren’t many experiences quite like Chants of Sennaar. It offers linguistic gameplay that is simple to understand but can be complex to truly solve. Its messages about communication and understanding are simple but completely universal in today’s world. From the aesthetics to the satisfying and engaging gameplay, it’s easy to get wonderfully lost in Chants of Sennaar.
Chants of Sennaar is a little gem for lovers of original puzzle games (see Humanity). By climbing the Tower of Babel we will have to translate the languages of the peoples who live there, separated and incapable of communicating as in the myth described in Genesis. Armed only with a notebook full of drawings and our intuition, we will be able to decipher dozens and dozens of glyphs, between exploration and small puzzles. Apart from some less intuitive points and some stealth sections that slow down the pace, Chants of Sennaar is an original and successful title, capable of keeping you glued to the screen for many hours, even consecutively.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Chants of Sennaar is beautifully designed from the ground up. With a fantastic look, beautiful music, and unique gameplay almost entirely focused on translating various languages, there’s nothing like it on the market. If that sounds like something you’d be interested in, you’re almost certainly right that it will be. If you’re like me, though, and barely managed to squeak through foreign language classes in school by memorizing what you needed for the next test, Chants of Sennaar likely isn’t for you.
Chants of Sennaar is a wonderfully refreshing puzzle adventure game. There’s huge satisfaction in making progress without the game holding your hand through every step. It reminds me of Tunic in this regard. You’re given only the basic idea of what to do, and the rest is up to your own powers of observation and deduction in order to figure things out and progress.
Chants of Sennaar is a successful logical point-and-click adventure game inspired by an ancient Babel/Babylon story. The linguistic overlap is embedded in investigative puzzles and is a significant part of the game's content, alongside other story-accompanying logic puzzles. The game is lovely artwork and combines simple graphics with an intense experience through the color spectrum and even the musical background. The communication with the player thus takes place on all possible levels and, despite the concretization, is primarily based on a distinctive perception and experience.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Chants of Sennaar is a masterful deduction puzzle game, let down by its bland stealth sections.
Beautiful, intelligent, compelling, challenging and deeply human, Chants of Sennaar was to me a unique experience through its many faces. The concept of linguistic puzzles doesn't make it an adequate recommendation for every person, but those who like to explore the form and meaning of words, even if not through formal studies, should find satisfaction in deciphering the languages and its peoples who are simultaneously the lock and the key to this mysterious world.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Chants of Sennaar is a fascinating, once-in-a-lifetime, incredibly human experience that has you doing mental gymnastics to puzzle out meaning from everything you see and everyone you encounter. Through its retelling of a classic parable, its simple and extremely effective art style, and a soundtrack that gently guides you along the path, Chants of Sennaar keeps its focus on the discovery of languages. Even when it tries to distract with less-than-stellar stealth segments and a few puzzles that outstayed their welcome, Rundisc provides a core experience that is so special and rare. It earns its place among some of the best puzzle and mystery games of all time, the likes of Case of the Golden Idol and Return of the Obra Dinn.
With a heavy focus on pattern recognition and attention to detail, "Chants of Sennaar" is a puzzle game that will keep you entertained for hours.
Chants of Sennaar is an incredible adventure that tasks you with solving puzzles and deciphering a language in a challenging, accessible way.
Chants of Sennaar is a beautifully refreshing game. While it borrows ideas from some of the best games of the last decade, it molds them into something quite special while also conveying a deeper, underlying message and staying interesting across its entire length. Some glyph placement does end up being trial and error, and the game’s run time is swift with the final chapter feeling very short handed, but this is a wonderful, cleverly crafted experience puzzle enthusiasts will adore and everyone else should give a chance.
Chants of Sennaar is a beautifully crafted adventure-puzzle indie game with a captivating art style, soulful soundtrack and core puzzle-solving experience that rewards every effort. Although it may lack a few hints and helps players new to the genre, it is easier to track and progress if you spend enough time. For everyone interested in puzzle or indie games, we highly recommend Chants of Sennaar as your next pick.
A great art style, a hook that has you trying to decipher unknown languages through some trial and error, and puzzles await