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Games like Chants of Sennaar

If Chants of Sennaar is your kind of game, the closest matches are Curse of Dragon Mountains 2: The Lair, Curse of Dragon Mountains: The Strix and The Séance of Blake Manor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Chants of Sennaar is a puzzle adventure game developed by Rundisc in which players take on the role of the Traveler attempting to reunite the peoples of a tower, each speaking a different language. The gameplay centers on observing and deciphering glyphs, inferring grammar rules, and logging discoveries in a journal as understanding develops. Environmental puzzles and stealth sequences create challenge, with backtracking often revealing previously hidden interactions. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and contemplative, noting how the symbolic language system feels genuinely constructed. The game received 98% positive reviews from over 11,900 Steam users, costs $19.99, and runs verified on Steam Deck.

About Chants of Sennaar: 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.

2023IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 86Windowsby Rundisc
Chants of Sennaar — Steam game cover
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Backtracking to uncover hidden interactionsEach layer of the tower has a distinct language and cultureGlyphs unlock into dialogue as understanding growsAtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked Chants of Sennaar also play

Steam players who put hours into Chants of Sennaar also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Curse of Dragon Mountains 2: The Lair

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Chants of Sennaar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Dark shadows are rising once again! Spirits are restless! For he has awaken! Return to Dragon Mountains with Mina and her spirited companion Malik and defeat the evil spirit in this compelling hidden-object adventure where fantasy, folklore, and mystery intertwine.

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Curse of Dragon Mountains: The Strix

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chants of Sennaar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    You see it in your dreams, you feel it in your blood; the ancient evil awakening! Uncover the secrets of your family estate. Solve puzzles, explore fantasy lands & confront the evil spirit Strix in this fantasy puzzle adventure game!

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Séance of Blake Manor

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Third-strongest match for Chants of Sennaar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Puzzledom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Chants of Sennaar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    A comprehensive collection of 3D minimalist puzzle games, including various classic puzzle games such as Sokoban, Unblock, Connect, Ball Sorting, Sudoku, Folding, Line Way, Tile Match, Binairo, Number Chain, Hashi, Shikaku, and more. Each puzzle has 3 difficulty levels: Simple, Medium, and Hard

    2025StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Morriton Manor Stories: Nordic Whispers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Chants of Sennaar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    A mystery detective game with RPG elements. Cursed by demonic forces, a mysterious island is trapped in a time loop. Leah Glessner, Private Investigator of the Supernatural, uses her unique gift of photographic memory to confront evil. Skill your character. Investigate. Solve the case.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. The End of the Sun

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Ranked #6 for Chants of Sennaar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Ranked #7 for Chants of Sennaar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Sexy Brutale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Ranked #8 for Chants of Sennaar fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Chants of Sennaar

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Outer Wilds

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Reviewers of Chants of Sennaar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

    2020ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sable

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Reviewers of Chants of Sennaar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Heaven's Vault

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Reviewers of Chants of Sennaar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

    2019IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Case of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Reviewers of Chants of Sennaar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

    2022IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Return of the Obra Dinn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Reviewers of Chants of Sennaar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Journey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Chants of Sennaar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Talos Principle

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Reviewers of Chants of Sennaar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

    2014ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Witness

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Reviewers of Chants of Sennaar cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chants of Sennaar at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chants of Sennaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Chants of Sennaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chants of Sennaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chants of Sennaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chants of Sennaar on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chants of Sennaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Chants of Sennaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Chants of Sennaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chants of Sennaar.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Séance of Blake Manor

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The End of the Sun

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Sexy Brutale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chants of Sennaar.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chants of Sennaar.

    The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chants of Sennaar

Is Chants of Sennaar verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Chants of Sennaar is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Chants of Sennaar cost?
Chants of Sennaar is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Chants of Sennaar?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chants of Sennaar are Curse of Dragon Mountains 2: The Lair, Curse of Dragon Mountains: The Strix, The Séance of Blake Manor.
Who developed Chants of Sennaar?
Chants of Sennaar was developed by Rundisc and published by Focus Entertainment.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Chants of Sennaar.

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