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Chants of Sennaar

Rundisc · Focus Entertainment · 2023-09-05

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 26, 2025 (Android), Aug 26, 2025 (iOS), Sep 05, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 05, 2023 (Xbox One), Sep 05, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 05, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Chants of Sennaar is an Adventure Indie game released in 2023, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 34,446 reviews).

298
playing now
98%
positive of 36k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (96 downloads)
4.82★
PlayStation Store rating (2,306 ratings)
82/100
opencritic · strong · 91% recommend · from 46 critics
9h
to beat · rushed 7.5h · completionist 9.8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

298 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Chants of Sennaar is a 2023 adventure video game developed by Rundisc and published by Focus Entertainment. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 5 September 2023. The game is inspired by Heaven's Vault and Captain Blood. The gameplay mostly involves solving puzzles and minigames which generally require decoding and understanding the fictional languages of the tower. It also features occasional sections of stealth gameplay. The plot is inspired by the Tower of Babel myth, and the player translates between various different tribes that do not understand each other.

Trailer

Chants of Sennaar trailer thumbnail

Chants of Sennaar - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈41,017 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 298 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,403 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~675/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,838 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 710k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 35,507 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.48 at GameBillet (2026-07-31) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 112 of 182 observed days · $0.51 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.3k3.3k20232026Week of 2023-09-01: 1,541 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,198 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,260 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,637 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,691 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 683 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 939 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,023 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 624 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 651 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 913 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,101 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 588 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 697 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 663 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 798 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 621 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,165 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8811172026-09-15 13:00 — 644 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 185 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 192 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 511 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 356 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 186 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 263 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 227 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 186 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 353 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 243 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 118 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 258 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 559 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 250 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 467 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 707 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 203 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 279 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 674 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 270 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 160 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 298 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
567133Sep 2023Aug 2026Sep 2023 — avg 349 · peak 798Oct 2023 — avg 267 · peak 717Nov 2023 — avg 567 · peak 1,570Dec 2023 — avg 395 · peak 828Jan 2024 — avg 424 · peak 1,192Feb 2024 — avg 180 · peak 416Mar 2024 — avg 243 · peak 702Apr 2024 — avg 144 · peak 477May 2024 — avg 153 · peak 426Jun 2024 — avg 176 · peak 712Jul 2024 — avg 257 · peak 631Aug 2024 — avg 157 · peak 475Sep 2024 — avg 167 · peak 483Oct 2024 — avg 178 · peak 599Nov 2024 — avg 136 · peak 463Dec 2024 — avg 239 · peak 517Jan 2025 — avg 302 · peak 729Feb 2025 — avg 138 · peak 335Mar 2025 — avg 151 · peak 460Apr 2025 — avg 179 · peak 528May 2025 — avg 143 · peak 463Jun 2025 — avg 165 · peak 597Jul 2025 — avg 286 · peak 633Aug 2025 — avg 133 · peak 280Sep 2025 — avg 188 · peak 599Oct 2025 — avg 207 · peak 507Nov 2025 — avg 164 · peak 500Dec 2025 — avg 214 · peak 526Jan 2026 — avg 259 · peak 578Feb 2026 — avg 170 · peak 471Mar 2026 — avg 265 · peak 626Apr 2026 — avg 276 · peak 710May 2026 — avg 244 · peak 718Jun 2026 — avg 296 · peak 1,203Jul 2026 — avg 485 · peak 1,173Aug 2026 — avg 253 · peak 682
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
65652026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 36 new positive2026-09-23: 32 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 42 new positive2026-09-25: 3 new negative2026-09-27: 65 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 38 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 28 new positive2026-10-02: 25 new positive2026-10-03: 31 new positive2026-10-04: 58 new positive2026-10-04: 3 new negative2026-10-05: 35 new positive2026-10-06: 42 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 37 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 30 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 23 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 34 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 41 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 54 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$8.592023-07-252026-10-152023-07-25 — best price $17.992023-09-06 — best price $16.392023-11-08 — best price $17.982023-12-19 — best price $17.992024-02-04 — best price $19.992024-03-15 — best price $17.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $14.992024-06-19 — best price $14.992024-07-26 — best price $14.992024-08-12 — best price $16.192024-09-17 — best price $19.992024-10-30 — best price $19.992024-12-05 — best price $16.992025-01-07 — best price $17.482025-02-03 — best price $17.482025-03-11 — best price $19.992025-04-18 — best price $12.792025-05-24 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $11.032025-08-01 — best price $19.992025-08-30 — best price $18.992025-09-29 — best price $11.032025-10-28 — best price $11.242025-12-03 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $16.192026-01-31 — best price $19.392026-02-20 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-04-20 — best price $19.992026-05-22 — best price $17.482026-06-18 — best price $19.992026-07-11 — best price $17.882026-08-11 — best price $9.952026-08-31 — best price $9.992026-09-12 — best price $19.992026-09-24 — best price $9.992026-10-06 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5911422026-05-29 — 240 pageviews2026-06-02 — 244 pageviews2026-06-06 — 194 pageviews2026-06-10 — 282 pageviews2026-06-14 — 277 pageviews2026-06-18 — 187 pageviews2026-06-22 — 156 pageviews2026-06-26 — 251 pageviews2026-06-30 — 189 pageviews2026-07-04 — 214 pageviews2026-07-08 — 233 pageviews2026-07-12 — 237 pageviews2026-07-16 — 198 pageviews2026-07-20 — 233 pageviews2026-07-24 — 219 pageviews2026-07-28 — 189 pageviews2026-08-01 — 197 pageviews2026-08-05 — 187 pageviews2026-08-09 — 252 pageviews2026-08-13 — 178 pageviews2026-08-17 — 201 pageviews2026-08-21 — 211 pageviews2026-08-25 — 215 pageviews2026-08-29 — 177 pageviews2026-09-02 — 176 pageviews2026-09-06 — 228 pageviews2026-09-10 — 229 pageviews2026-09-14 — 199 pageviews2026-09-18 — 231 pageviews2026-09-22 — 320 pageviews2026-09-26 — 275 pageviews2026-09-30 — 229 pageviews2026-10-04 — 261 pageviews2026-10-07 — 210 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

23902026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-02 23:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 219 viewers2026-10-03 17:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-03 23:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 179 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-06 19:34 — 44 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-08 16:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-09 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 16:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 12 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-11 20:35 — 141 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 139 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
96.1%
earned "That's the spirit"
54%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-09-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,25441%25
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)5,79933%25
PS4 (PlayStation)1,39167%26
Switch (Nintendo)2270%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndiePuzzleStealthColorfulStylizedAdventureDetectiveMythologyWord GameAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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