Chants of Sennaar

Language-decoding puzzle adventure about reconnecting five peoples in a tower

Rundisc · Published by Focus Entertainment · Released Sep 5, 2023

Adventure Indie

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 35K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 742 in 30 days
Playing now: 237; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 11 months ago; Oct 14, 2025

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is Chants of Sennaar?

A single-player point-and-click puzzle adventure set in a Babel-inspired tower inhabited by five peoples who cannot understand one another. You explore its floors, speak with residents, infer glyph meanings and grammar from context, record deductions in a notebook, and solve puzzles while trying to reconnect the tower’s communities.

For you if...

+you enjoy decoding fictional languages through observation and deduction
+you prefer colorful, atmospheric single-player puzzle adventures

Not for you if...

−you dislike slow movement, backtracking, and point-and-click navigation
−you want language puzzles without stealth or sliding-block sections
−you expect every translation to require difficult deductions

What players say

98% of 34,838 reviews are positive · 98% of 742 in the last 30 days

Players praise the satisfaction of inferring glyph meanings, along with the stylized art, music, and setting. Common complaints target forced stealth, slow navigation and backtracking, and traditional puzzles that distract from translation; some players also say the notebook reveals answers too readily.

Screenshots and trailer

Chants of Sennaar system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: AMD FX-6300/Intel Core i3-6100
Graphics: 1GB VRAM, Intel HD Graphics 530
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 601 MB available space
Notes: 30 FPS average, 1920x1080 with High preset

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 25
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.