Chants of Sennaar is an incredibly well crafted puzzle game about deciphering languages. You encounter multiple cultures and you have to learn how each of them express themselves, be it through what they say or the environment, with signs, illustrations and other clues.

The game seems to strike the perfect balance in being challenging enough that it makes you feel good about getting things right and it never feels unfair or too obvious. Each language also feels unique, and figuring out the structure of a sentence is just as important as discovering what each symbol means.

I do feel like the middle ends up being the most challenging section, and the end feels a bit weird by shaking things up a little too much, but it is just a very small part that doesn't negatively impact my impressions too much.

With a curious world, portrayed in a beautiful art style, the game keeps pushing your observation and analysis skills, and it is extremely rewarding to feel the mystery unravel as your knowledge grows.