Highlights
- Chants of Sennaar is now available on Xbox Game Pass.
- The unique puzzle adventure asks players to decipher a forgotten language in order to reunite the denizens of an ancient city who have forgotten how to communicate.
- Chants of Sennaar was originally released to widespread critical acclaim in September 2023.
The Xbox Game Pass catalog has expanded to include Chants of Sennaar. This is the fifth title to hit the service in May 2024, as well as the 63rd new Xbox Game Pass addition since the turn of the year.
Developed by French studio Rundisc, Chants of Sennaar is a mesmerizing puzzle adventure inspired by the biblical story about the Tower of Babel. It tasks players with reuniting the denizens of a mystical desert city who have forgotten how to communicate for reasons unknown. The way to do so is through exploration and deciphering of an ancient language holding many a secret. The concept and its execution were a big hit among reviewers, many of whom labeled Chants of Sennaar as one of the best indies of 2023.
Xbox Game Pass Adds Day-One Open-World Game
The latest Xbox Game Pass library update brings another day-one release in the form of an exploration-focused open-world action adventure.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers who missed this 2023 game can now see what all the fuss was about as one of their membership perks. Chants of Sennaar was added to Microsoft's content library on May 15, with its arrival bolstering the selection of highly rated titles on the platform. Specifically, the Xbox console and PC versions of the game boast a Metacritic Metascore of 86 and 85, respectively, whereas its Steam edition currently sits at nearly 12,000 "Overwhelmingly Positive" user reviews.
New Xbox Game Pass Games in May 2024
Game | Date Added | Cloud | Xbox One | Xbox Series X/S | PC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition | May 2 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Returning title that was last available in January 2020 |
Kona 2: Brume | May 7 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
Little Kitty, Big City | May 9 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Day-one release |
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons | May 14 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
🆕Chants of Sennaar | May 15 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
EA Sports NHL 24 | May 16 | ✅ | ✅ (since April 2024) | ❌ | Ultimate tier only | |
Immortals of Aveum | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | PC Game Pass and Ultimate tiers only | |
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 | May 21 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | Day-one release |
Galacticare | May 23 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | |
Hauntii | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
Moving Out 2 | May 28 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
Humanity | May 30 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
Lords of the Fallen | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
May 2024 Is Shaping Up To Be a Great Month For Puzzle Fans With an Xbox Game Pass Membership
Like the vast majority of Xbox Store releases, this indie puzzler offers achievement hunters a chance to add up to 1,000 Gamerscore points to their profiles. Doing so will require obtaining 25 achievements, which is doable in about nine hours, according to crowdsourced data compiled by How Long To Beat. Chants of Sennaar is the second acclaimed puzzle adventure to hit Microsoft's subscription service this month, arriving only a day after cult classic Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons had reached Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft's subscribers will also get a chance to experience a more platforming-heavy take on the puzzle-solving genre on May 30, when a wacky title called Humanity is scheduled to reach the XGP catalog.
Five other games are coming to the service in the meantime, starting with Immortals of Aveum on May 16. Xbox console exclusive Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 will follow suit on May 21, debuting as Microsoft's biggest new first-party game of the month. While the coming two weeks are packed with head-turning releases, the Xbox Game Pass library is actually on course to shrink in May 2024, as it's set to lose no fewer than 14 titles.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is the highest tier of Microsoft's flagship game subscription service that offers over 100 game titles that you can play with a single purchase, making it one of the most outstanding value propositions of the Xbox ecosystem to date.