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Chants of Sennaar

Rundisc · Focus Entertainment · 2023-09-05

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

172
playing now
98%
positive of 34k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 7.5h · completionist 9.8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

172 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 172 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 3% of 11,408 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 680k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 33,998 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
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 92 of 155 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

4771212026-08-07 00:00 — 163 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 297 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 333 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 149 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 339 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 358 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 147 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 376 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 354 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 154 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 295 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 292 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 129 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 293 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 260 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 121 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 211 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 383 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 152 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 223 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 380 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 134 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 227 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 452 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 139 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 163 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 199 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 196 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 172 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$8.592023-07-252026-08-302023-07-25 — 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 $9.952026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2821422026-05-29 — 240 pageviews2026-06-01 — 265 pageviews2026-06-04 — 176 pageviews2026-06-07 — 261 pageviews2026-06-10 — 282 pageviews2026-06-13 — 207 pageviews2026-06-16 — 198 pageviews2026-06-19 — 193 pageviews2026-06-22 — 156 pageviews2026-06-25 — 216 pageviews2026-06-28 — 244 pageviews2026-07-01 — 209 pageviews2026-07-04 — 214 pageviews2026-07-07 — 225 pageviews2026-07-10 — 210 pageviews2026-07-13 — 240 pageviews2026-07-16 — 198 pageviews2026-07-19 — 263 pageviews2026-07-22 — 222 pageviews2026-07-25 — 188 pageviews2026-07-28 — 189 pageviews2026-07-31 — 207 pageviews2026-08-03 — 228 pageviews2026-08-06 — 159 pageviews2026-08-09 — 252 pageviews2026-08-12 — 179 pageviews2026-08-15 — 181 pageviews2026-08-18 — 176 pageviews2026-08-21 — 211 pageviews2026-08-24 — 209 pageviews2026-08-26 — 190 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

11402026-08-27 05:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 15 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 1 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…

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.

Recent updates

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