The Chant

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Brass Token · Survival Horror · Nov 3, 2022

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
42
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio9 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy The Chant?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 188 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 149 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise9% are divided45% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
188 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All in all its a comfy, linear game with good pacing and atmosphere and engaging enough combat, progression, and story.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
149 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is fulfilling, once you figure out what to do, and the puzzle elements are well integrated, despite me not being able to see them immediately.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nothing AAA, but the animations, world, ambience, and lighting were all pretty good.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Dodging makes you invincible as well, which is pretty useful since I played the game on the hardest difficulty and had to avoid most enemies.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has nice voice-acting and scary music that creep me in some areas.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story188 reviews
Combat149 reviews
Graphics68 reviews
Difficulty45 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
90% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
57% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Interface
83% still recommend
Optimization
56% still recommend
Steam Deck
57% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

9 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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