The Chant

Critic reviews

• XTXbox Tavern

  Ross Mitchell · Dec 11, 2022

  7.0

  The Chant offers a thrilling foray into the survival horror genre. The acting and crafting elements make Jess’ plight feel incredibly dire, while the story remains gripping throughout. Despite some technical limitations, this grim island teeming with tension is still an eerie paradise worth exploring – especially when confronted by the mysterious Gloom!

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• GSGame Skinny

  Jason D'Aprile · Nov 30, 2022

  7.0

  The Chant is by no means a great game, and there are plenty of sketchy aspects. Combat is iffy and clumsy, and there are a lot of fetch quests. Just the same, The Chant is mostly enjoyable thanks to a solid story and lush environments.

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• WTWay Too Many Games

  Heidi Hawes · Nov 29, 2022

  7.0

  The combat can be frustrating, being overly simple while also not working as well as it should, but the tools at your disposal are fairly clever. There’s an interesting story here, especially when it comes to the other commune members, but my biggest complaint is that we barely get any time with each of them before diving in to fight their demons.

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• ZZTGD

  Drew Leachman · Nov 22, 2022

  7.5

  It has a good atmosphere, simple mechanics and a fun overall story that kept me going for the six to seven hours it took. This is going to be one of those games that will be looked at in a few years as a hidden gem that people didn’t play.

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• PTPlayStation Trophies

  Richard Walker · Nov 15, 2022

  5.5

  A bizarre supernatural horror, The Chant's setup is a promising one, but developer Bass Token's execution is unfortunately lacking; reminiscent of something you might have played during the early 2000s.

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• GGameSpace.com

  Brau3er · Nov 15, 2022

  7.7

  Despite being funny more often than scary, the game does not make you regret the time spent in it. Although The Chant produces very contradictory sensations. None of its elements can be called outstanding, but there is nothing terrible and non-functional in the project either. It turned out to be such an average product, even with all the caveats that this is the debut work of a small studio.

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