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.
- Price:$0.99
- Release Date:4/30/2019
- Developer:Minimol Games
- Publisher:Minimol Games
- Last Updated:3/25/2025
- Steam App Id:1042980
Zen Chess: Mate in Two
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Zen Chess: Mate in Two has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 75% lower than its previous all-time peak of 4 players achieved on 7/17/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Zen Chess: Mate in Two. It has received a total of 106 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 76 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Zen Chess: Mate in Two and its growth over time. It currently has 145 followers on its community page.
Zen Chess: Mate in Two Price
Zen Chess: Mate in Two costs $0.99 in the Steam store as of 3/25/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Zen Chess Series (FOR GIFTS), Soviet Theory + Zen Practice Chess Bundle, ALL MINIMOL GAMES, or Zen Chess Series which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Zen Chess: Mate in Two.
About Zen Chess: Mate in Two
Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a Casual, and Strategy game developed by Minimol Games. On 4/30/2019, it was released on the Steam Store by Minimol Games.
Players have rated Zen Chess: Mate in Two as "Very Positive" out of 106 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 89 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews — an overall 84% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 29 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Zen Chess: Mate in Two supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Zen Chess: Mate in Two has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Minimalist
- Chess
- Atmospheric
- Puzzle
- Abstract
- Logic
- Nudity
- Education
- Family Friendly
- Strategy
- Casual
- Colorful
- Mouse only
- Relaxing
- Singleplayer
- Tabletop
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Zen Chess: Mate in Two and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Zen Chess: Mate in Two is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zen Chess Series (FOR GIFTS) | 6 | 6 | $5.07 | View |
 | Soviet Theory + Zen Practice Chess Bundle | 12 | 12 | $7.52 | View |
 | ALL MINIMOL GAMES | 28 | 28 | $43.12 | View |
 | Zen Chess Series | 6 | 6 | $4.50 | View |
Related Packages
Zen Chess: Mate in Two is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Zen Chess: Mate in Two | $0.54 | View |
Supported Languages
Zen Chess: Mate in Two is available in 29 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Arabic | Yes | No | No |
| Bulgarian | Yes | No | No |
| Czech | Yes | No | No |
| Danish | Yes | No | No |
| Dutch | Yes | No | No |
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Soures & References
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Zen Chess: Mate in Two data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 25). Zen Chess: Mate in Two on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042980
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 25). Zen Chess: Mate in Two. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1042980
- Minimol Games. (2023, July 8). Zen Chess: Mate in Two. Zen Chess: Mate in Two. http://minimolgames.com/