Games like Chants of Sennaar
If you like Chants of Sennaar (puzzle, languages and adventure), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
The Talos Principle
- In common: thinking
When you want to think calmly through well-designed puzzles and reflect a little along the way.
Return of the Obra Dinn
- In common: thinking
When you fancy feeling like a real detective and your mind is sharp. Every confirmed deduction is a small victory.
The Witness
- In common: thinking and exploring
- Difference: less story
When your mind is sharp and you want to think deeply, with no rush or pressure.
HIVESWAP: ACT 1
- Difference: less thinking
When you have a free afternoon and want a fun point-and-click adventure that wraps up in about two hours.
FEZ
- In common: thinking and exploring
- Difference: less story
When you want to explore with no pressure: nothing attacks you and a fall just sends you back to the last solid ground.
Outer Wilds
- In common: thinking and exploring
When you feel like exploring and thinking calmly, with at least an hour ahead of you. Every loop ends with a discovery.
Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
- In common: thinking
When you're in the mood for a funny point-and-click adventure where you can't die and the game gives you hints if you get stuck.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
- In common: thinking
When you want to laugh with a classic adventure that's over in a few afternoons and where you can barely die.
Little Nightmares
- Difference: less thinking
When you want an unsettling experience you can finish in one or two sessions.
Lara Croft GO
- In common: thinking
- Difference: less story
When you want unhurried puzzles you solve by thinking a few turns ahead, with no rush and no reflexes needed.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Chants of Sennaar
You climb a tower inhabited by peoples who speak different languages. You decipher them from symbols and context, and end up being the bridge between them. A brilliant idea inspired by the Tower of Babel.
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