# Games like Zen Chess: Mate in Two

> The closest matches to Zen Chess: Mate in Two: Zen Chess: Mate in One, Hook, KNIGHTS, Sokobond, and LYNE. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Zen Chess: Mate in One](https://imho.run/games/748970/zen-chess-mate-in-one) — Also Mouse only and Chess, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 212 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/748970/)
2. [Hook](https://imho.run/games/367580/hook) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 3,838 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/367580/)
3. [KNIGHTS](https://imho.run/games/476240/knights) — Also Chess and Tabletop, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 388 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/476240/)
4. [Sokobond](https://imho.run/games/290260/sokobond) — Also Abstract and Education, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 280 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/)
5. [LYNE](https://imho.run/games/266010/lyne) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Two players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,536 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266010/)
6. [Chessformer](https://imho.run/games/1701190/chessformer) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Two players' libraries, and another Strategy. 209 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701190/)
7. [Kaizen: A Factory Story](https://imho.run/games/2275490/kaizen-a-factory-story) — Also Education and Logic, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 457 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/)
8. [Bejeweled® 3](https://imho.run/games/78000/bejeweled-3) — Same peaceful mood as Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 3,807 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/78000/)
9. [klocki](https://imho.run/games/499440/klocki) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 1,659 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/499440/)
10. [Linelight](https://imho.run/games/469790/linelight) — Same chill mood as Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 437 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/469790/)
11. [Mini Metro](https://imho.run/games/287980/mini-metro) — Also Mouse only, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 6,926 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/)
12. [Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡](https://imho.run/games/809850/sudoku-zenkai) — Also Chess and Education, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 82 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809850/)
13. [Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition](https://imho.run/games/300630/pure-chess-grandmaster-edition) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Two players' libraries, and another Sports. 102 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/300630/)
14. [Please Fix The Road](https://imho.run/games/1383250/please-fix-the-road) — Same chill mood as Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 156 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1383250/)
15. [A Little to the Left](https://imho.run/games/1629520/a-little-to-the-left) — Shares puzzle variety with Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 9,531 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/)
16. [Check vs Mate](https://imho.run/games/211070/check-vs-mate) — Also Chess, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 211 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211070/)
17. [Kombine](https://imho.run/games/539750/kombine) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 64 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/539750/)
18. [Is This Seat Taken?](https://imho.run/games/3035120/is-this-seat-taken) — Also Logic, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 4,976 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035120/)
19. [Unpacking](https://imho.run/games/1135690/unpacking) — Same chill mood as Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 22,256 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/)
20. [Polimines 2](https://imho.run/games/2328730/polimines-2) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 123 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2328730/)
21. [ISLANDERS](https://imho.run/games/1046030/islanders) — Same chill mood as Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 10,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046030/)
22. [Antichamber](https://imho.run/games/219890/antichamber) — Also Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 10,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/)
23. [Puzzle Quest 2](https://imho.run/games/47540/puzzle-quest-2) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Two players' libraries, and another RPG. 258 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47540/)
24. [🔴 Circles](https://imho.run/games/460250/circles) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Two. 118 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460250/)

## Machine-readable

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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1042980
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1042980
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## About Zen Chess: Mate in Two

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

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1042980
- **Developer:** Minimol Games
- **Publisher:** Minimol Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 30, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1042980/zen-chess-mate-in-two)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1042980&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042980/)
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