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Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 451 reviews
Released: 2018-04-10
Developer: Minimol Games
Genres: Casual
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 1.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 58%

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    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 71 reviews2019
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    Why similar: Chess 40.3%, Education 12.2%, Tabletop 11.6%, Minimalist 9.9%, Relaxing 6.3%

  2. #2 Zen Chess: Mate in Four
    96% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2019
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Zen Chess: Mate in Four is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-four problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    Why similar: Chess 40.9%, Education 11.9%, Tabletop 11.4%, Minimalist 10%, Relaxing 6.4%

  3. #3 Zen Chess: Mate in Two
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2019
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-two problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    Why similar: Chess 39.7%, Education 12%, Tabletop 11.6%, Minimalist 9.8%, Relaxing 6.2%

  4. #4 KNIGHTS
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 810 reviews2016
    Dev: Arzola's
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.

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  5. #5 Hexcells Plus
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 2,789 reviews2014
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

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  6. #6 Hexcells Infinite
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,629 reviews2014
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

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  7. #7 Hexcells
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,865 reviews2014
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

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  8. #8 klocki
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,670 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Minimal puzzle game.

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  9. #9 Gambit Shifter
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    Gambit Shifter is a relaxing, minimalist cozy puzzle game for chess experts and beginners alike! Take control of a single piece, solve your way through 80+ hand-crafted levels and lose yourself in the zen atmosphere as you advance.

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    Placement is a minimalist logic puzzle game based on chess.

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  11. #11 Hook
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2015
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    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

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  12. #12 Knight's Retreat
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2020
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    A chess game without any chess. Rearrange your troops to bring your best knights back to your Kingdom in an abstract medieval world.

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  13. #13 The Chess Variants Club
    89% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2020
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    Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.

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  14. #14 Chessformer
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    Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.

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  15. #15 SquareCells
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,236 reviews2015
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  16. #16 Knight Swap
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 149 reviews2019
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?

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  17. #17 CrossCells
    85% matchVery Positive83% of 887 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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  18. #18 Lines X
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 972 reviews2017
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  19. #19 Lines Infinite
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 580 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    62% matchVery Positive93% of 156 reviews2025
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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2022
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    You have just received a coded love letter! In this minimalist puzzle, you will have to draw a single line to fill the entire board. At each level solved, get a code to reveal a piece of the letter. Gather the codes, read the letter and discover the message.

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