# Games like Zen Chess: Mate in Three

> The closest matches to Zen Chess: Mate in Three: Zen Chess: Mate in One, KNIGHTS, Sokobond, Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡, and Hook. 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 Three. 212 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/748970/)
2. [KNIGHTS](https://imho.run/games/476240/knights) — Also Chess and Tabletop, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 388 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/476240/)
3. [Sokobond](https://imho.run/games/290260/sokobond) — Also Abstract and Education, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 280 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/)
4. [Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡](https://imho.run/games/809850/sudoku-zenkai) — Also Chess and Education, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 82 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809850/)
5. [Hook](https://imho.run/games/367580/hook) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 3,838 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/367580/)
6. [Chessformer](https://imho.run/games/1701190/chessformer) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Three players' libraries, and another Strategy. 209 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701190/)
7. [Sandmade](https://imho.run/games/851730/sandmade) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Three players' libraries, and another Indie. 110 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/851730/)
8. [Kombine](https://imho.run/games/539750/kombine) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 64 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/539750/)
9. [Bejeweled® 3](https://imho.run/games/78000/bejeweled-3) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Three players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,807 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/78000/)
10. [Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition](https://imho.run/games/300630/pure-chess-grandmaster-edition) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Three players' libraries, and another Sports. 102 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/300630/)
11. [Mini Metro](https://imho.run/games/287980/mini-metro) — Also Mouse only, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 6,926 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/)
12. [LYNE](https://imho.run/games/266010/lyne) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 3,536 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266010/)
13. [Mini Motorways](https://imho.run/games/1127500/mini-motorways) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Three players' libraries, and another Strategy. 15,615 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/)
14. [Check vs Mate](https://imho.run/games/211070/check-vs-mate) — Also Chess, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 211 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211070/)
15. [Please Fix The Road](https://imho.run/games/1383250/please-fix-the-road) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Three players' libraries, and another Indie. 156 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1383250/)
16. [OxU](https://imho.run/games/2097180/oxu) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 83 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097180/)
17. [Quilts and Cats of Calico](https://imho.run/games/1993180/quilts-and-cats-of-calico) — Also Tabletop and Logic, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 277 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993180/)
18. [Polimines](https://imho.run/games/1892790/polimines) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 131 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1892790/)
19. [3D Math - Ultra](https://imho.run/games/1309200/3d-math-ultra) — Also Chess and Education, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 95 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1309200/)
20. [🔴 Circles](https://imho.run/games/460250/circles) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 118 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460250/)
21. [Understand](https://imho.run/games/1299400/understand) — Also Mouse only and Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 333 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299400/)
22. [A Little to the Left](https://imho.run/games/1629520/a-little-to-the-left) — Also Logic, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 9,531 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/)
23. [Antichamber](https://imho.run/games/219890/antichamber) — Also Abstract, like Zen Chess: Mate in Three. 10,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/)
24. [Samorost 3](https://imho.run/games/421120/samorost-3) — A frequent pick in Zen Chess: Mate in Three players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,553 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/421120/)

## Machine-readable

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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1042990
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1042990
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## About Zen Chess: Mate in Three

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

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1042990
- **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/1042990/zen-chess-mate-in-three)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1042990&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042990/)
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