I can't progress past the tunnels in the bard area. Once I get to the saw area, leaving the zone causes the screen to go black and all my inputs stop working.

Happened to me too. Would be nice to see a fix soon.

Me three.

Same problem for me but I found a solution (waiting for a real fix by the devs)
in the folder C:\Users\USERNAME_ACCOUNT\AppData\LocalLow\Rundisc\Chants Of Sennaar\Gog_46988....

you will find 2 files
journal_0.cos (your book with all the glyphs you have found)
places_0.cos
0 is for the first slot
I was playing with the first slot when I got stucked

so I fixed it by using slot 2 (but numbered 1 for the files)
I made a copy of my journal file and renamed it journal_1.cos

I downloaded a saved file from speedrun https://www.speedrun.com/static/resource/mykgr.zip?v=e16c772

you have 2 folders 15 a and 15b Maze entrance (Any% or True Ending)
I took the places_0.cos and rename it places_1.cos

And I started the game , now I have a new saved game in the second slot
and my character is outside the maze because we need I compass that I havent found yet

Hope it will help you before a real fix.

Tried it, but PC says that file might be dangerous. Hope it gets another fix.

I sent an email to Rundisc to let them know. Let's see if they can do something about it. I'll keep you posted.

Tried downloading the file, and using slot number 2. The problem still persists. Does anyone know if this happens in Steam version?

Edit: typo

I just got a response from Rundisc. They cannot post in this thread, so I'm copypasting the email:

[i]"I wanted to reply on the thread but it seems you have to buy some games on GOG first to be able to post...

So, could you please transmit this message?

Really sorry for the inconvenience.

For people who experience this bug, could you please :
- Tell us what is your OS and it's language (we previously had problems with Turkish systems)
- Check your GPU properties to see if Vsync is disabled and if so, enable it.
- Tell us if it worked.

If not, I guess we'll have to have you send us some logs.

Thanks!"[/i]

My OS is Windows 10, 64 bits, and my language is Spanish.
I looked into Nvidia Control Panel if Vsync was on, it said 3D app config, changed it to Active, tried to navigate the caves, same bug popped up.

Edit: typo

Windows 10 Pro 22H2, build 19045.6093
English Language OS and set to English in-game.
Enabled VSYNC for the application in the Nvidia Control panel, but no luck no luck

One additional note: when moving from the room with the saw emblems, the screen stays black and inputs stop working, but the music keeps playing and you can hear the character's footsteps regardless of input.

Also tried the fix from Steam forums regarding the Turkish-version issue (renaming the labyrinth instrument file), but no luck. Character started walking in place and wouldn't respond to inputs as soon as game loaded.

Edit: I guess if the devs can't respond here, it's kind of dumb to just post the details here. Going to check their website for a support link to send this info to. >_<

Edit 2: Not sure if the forums will allow links, but here is the Focus Entertainment support site for submitting a ticket: https://support.focus-entmt.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Hi, dev here!

Thanks for all your feedbacks.
Sorry to learn the usual solutions are not working this time.

One question and one request:

1. Are there SOME players here on GOG who do NOT have this issue ? We're trying to figure out the severity of this.

2. Could people affected send us their logs ?
Here's how to do it :
- Go to C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\LocalLow\Rundisc\Chants Of Sennaar
- Take the whole content of this folder and zip it
- Send the archive to hello @ rundisc.io

Thank you very much for your help and sorry again!

Hello, stuck in the same place, from the first symbol (went in a bit too early :p).
I sent you the logs and the details by email.