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Games like Zen Chess: Mate in Four

If Zen Chess: Mate in Four is your kind of game, the closest matches are Zen Chess: Blindfold Masters, Zen Chess: Champion's Moves and Zen Chess: Mate in Three — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its calm distraction free environment, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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

2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDWindows · macOSby Minimol Games
Zen Chess: Mate in Four — Steam game cover
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100 puzzles with minimalist designCalm distraction free environmentForces deep calculation before any moveChallengingContemplativeRelaxing

Players who liked Zen Chess: Mate in Four also play

Steam players who put hours into Zen Chess: Mate in Four also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Zen Chess: Blindfold Masters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Top pick for Zen Chess: Mate in Four fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    In Zen Chess: Blindfold Masters you will put your memory and chess skills to the test by solving puzzles without seeing the pieces.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Zen Chess: Champion's Moves

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement tracking and a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Second-strongest match for Zen Chess: Mate in Four fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    In Zen Chess: Champion's Moves you will be put in the position of a World Chess Champion. Play through historical games and solve the same chess problems the champions had to solve to win each game.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Zen Chess: Mate in Three

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Zen Chess: Mate in Four fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Zen Chess: Mate in Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement tracking and a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Ranked #4 for Zen Chess: Mate in Four fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Zen Chess: Mate in One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Ranked #5 for Zen Chess: Mate in Four fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2018Casual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Knight Swap

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Ranked #6 for Zen Chess: Mate in Four fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    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?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Knight Swap 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Zen Chess: Mate in Four fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    The sequel of the successful Knight Swap, with more levels, more gameplay mechanics, and even more fun. The goal in each level is to move the opposing knights to where the others are placed (and vice versa) using the features of the board.Can you swap the knights?

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Ranked #8 for Zen Chess: Mate in Four fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Zen Chess: Mate in Four

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Zen Chess: Mate in One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Reviewers of Zen Chess: Mate in Four cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2018Casual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Zen Chess: Mate in Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement tracking and a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Reviewers of Zen Chess: Mate in Four cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Zen Chess: Mate in Three

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Zen Chess: Mate in Four cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. FLATLAND Vol.1

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Zen Chess: Mate in Four cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Colorgrid

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Reviewers of Zen Chess: Mate in Four cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Zen Chess: Mate in Four at current Steam store prices.

  1. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Zen Chess: Mate in Four on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Zen Chess: Mate in Four on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Zen Chess: Mate in Four on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Zen Chess: Mate in Four on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Zen Chess: Mate in Four on Steam right now.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Barro 22

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Zen Chess: Mate in Four on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Jump!

    2021IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Love wish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Zen Chess: Mate in Four on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Love Wish is an easy, fun and challenging jigsaw puzzle.♪(^∇^*) Put the pieces together to restore the full picture of the girls. Collect their photos and animations and remember this wonderful moment❤

    2020ActionIndieCasual0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. aMAZE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Zen Chess: Mate in Four on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Minimol Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Minimol Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Zen Chess: Mate in One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Zen Chess: Mate in Four. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2018Casual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Zen Chess: Mate in Four. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Colorgrid

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Zen Chess: Mate in Four. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Knight Swap

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Zen Chess: Mate in Four. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    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?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Chessarama

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Zen Chess: Mate in Four. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their goals and themes. Solve challenges, unlock collectibles, and compete against each other on the leaderboards. Welcome to Chessarama!

    2023StrategyCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Daylife in Japan - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Zen Chess: Mate in Four. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Daylife in Japan is a minimalist jigsaw puzzle game with pixel art GIFs instead of images.

    2019Casual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Zen Chess: Mate in Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement tracking and a relaxing mood with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Zen Chess: Mate in Four. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Zen Chess: Mate in Three

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Zen Chess: Mate in Four. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.

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

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Zen Chess: Mate in Four

How much does Zen Chess: Mate in Four cost?
Zen Chess: Mate in Four is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Zen Chess: Mate in Four?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zen Chess: Mate in Four are Zen Chess: Blindfold Masters, Zen Chess: Champion's Moves, Zen Chess: Mate in Three.
Who developed Zen Chess: Mate in Four?
Zen Chess: Mate in Four was developed by Minimol Games.

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