Zen Chess: Mate in Four

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"Zen Chess: Mate in Four" is a chess puzzle game that offers 50 challenging mate-in-four puzzles, designed for players of all levels. The game features a minimalist and elegant design, with a focus on maintaining concentration and providing a relaxing experience. Players can enjoy an original soundtrack while trying to solve the puzzles and improve their chess skills.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

84%

Audience ScoreBased on 50 reviews

music6 positive mentions

Beautiful visuals and original soundtrack enhance the gaming experience, providing a calming atmosphere for players.
The game features 100 carefully selected puzzles that challenge strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, making it a great tool for improving chess abilities.
The minimalist design keeps the focus on the puzzles, and the save feature allows for convenient progress management.

The game lacks proper chess mechanics, allowing illegal moves and making it feel more like a puzzle game with a chess theme rather than an authentic chess experience.
Many puzzles are considered weaker than in previous installments, with repetitive patterns that diminish the challenge and creativity.
Technical issues such as a clunky UI, lack of windowed mode, and unresponsive audio settings detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.

music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in "Zen Chess: Mate in Four" is highly praised for its original soundtrack, which is specifically composed to enhance focus and concentration while playing. The minimalist design of the game complements the calming background music, creating an immersive and enjoyable experience that aligns well with the game's polished visuals. Overall, the soundtrack significantly contributes to the game's engaging and challenging atmosphere.
- “The original soundtrack is a nice touch, providing a calming background that aids concentration.”
- “'Zen Chess: Mate in Four' is a minimalist chess puzzle game featuring a beautifully designed chess board and pieces, an original soundtrack specially composed to help you keep your focus and concentration.”
- “Those games have super polished styles with a minimalist look and music/soundtrack that match perfectly with their environment.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are praised for their lovely visuals and seamless integration with the gameplay, contributing to an enjoyable and challenging experience. Reviewers note that there are no graphic or puzzle errors, although players can still make moves that are deemed mistakes. Overall, the visuals enhance the fun and immersive quality of the game.
- “Lovely visuals, music, and very fun to play, and of course it's challenging.”
- “It doesn't have any graphic or puzzle mistakes, and while you can still make impossible moves that will be considered mistakes, everything else works perfectly.”