Chants of Sennaar
Shares rank 25 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
People call it a favorite in its genre, with one playthrough taking around 12 hours and feeling mindblowing.
People call it a favorite in its genre, with one playthrough taking around 12 hours and feeling mindblowing.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Favorite game in its genre
“some of my all-time favorites in this genre”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Return of the Obra Dinn: spherical mapped dithering for a 1bpp first-person game” “Chants of Sennaar is my absolute favourite”
Comment from 20 Mar 2026 in “Return of the Obra Dinn: spherical mapped dithering for a 1bpp first-person game”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Easy to miss a set of stairs
“there was just a stairs down the edge of one section that I didn't see at all”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “In a genre where spoilers are devastating, how do we talk about puzzle games?”
Other puzzle games people recommend
The four most recommended other puzzle games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Wilds | 65 | 7 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| enclose.horse | 64 | 10 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Witness | 60 | 19 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Braid | 36 | 5 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Chants of SennaarThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Chants of Senaar ran fine”
“both took around 12 hours and gave me a mindblowing experience”
“Chants of Sennaar is my absolute favourite”
“some of my all-time favorites in this genre”
“there was just a stairs down the edge of one section that I didn't see at all”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.