What a ride. A game that really demands engagement.

Usually when I hear about an indie darling I expect an interesting idea with some light iteration that either ends quickly or overstays its welcome. Chants of Sennaar absolutely could have been that. What starts as "match symbols to words using context clues" is fun and eases you in well enough, but the game quickly becomes so much more over time.

Developer Rundisc deftly avoids the awful design of simply compounding on difficulty and instead truly expands on the game's ideas. What if there were more languages? How do they compare? How are they different? What does that say about each fictional culture? It's hard to highlight how impressive each language is and the toolkit they give you without spoilers but suffice to say I was thoroughly impressed and hooked with each new symbol verified.

A substantial treat for puzzle lovers and people who like words.