The Chant similar games & best alternatives

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The Chant

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2022

Should you play it?

A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.

What works

  • Unique cosmic horror and cult story
  • Engaging combat with resource management
  • Atmospheric visuals and sound design
  • Interesting monster and environment design
  • Free dlc expanding story and gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat can feel clunky or repetitive
  • Short game length with limited replay value
  • Some story and character development feels rushed
  • Resource scarcity can be frustrating
  • Facial animations and some voice acting uneven

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Alone in the Dark

  • Hollowbody

  • Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition

  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

  • Apsulov: End of Gods

  • The Divine Invasion

More expressive

Games that feels like The Chant but with more self-expression and customization

  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • Hell is Us

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™

  • Blades of Fire

  • Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

More intimate

Games that feels like The Chant but with more focus on close relationships

  • Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

  • The Last of Us™ Part I

  • South of Midnight

  • A Plague Tale: Innocence

  • FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE

  • Amnesia: Rebirth

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The Chant: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Fantasy, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026