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Zen Chess: Mate in Three

Zen Chess: Mate in Three overview

Minimol Games | Apr 30, 2019 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 11:17:58 UTC

CasualStrategyChessMinimalistRelaxingSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)2,736
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,763
  • Review score77% positive

Zen Chess: Mate in Three dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)2,736
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,763
  • Review score77% positive
  • Total reviews73
  • Release dateApr 30, 2019
  • DeveloperMinimol Games
  • PublisherMinimol Games

Genres: Casual, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Minimol GamesPublisher: Minimol Games

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Game overview

Overview

Zen Chess: Mate in Three comes from Minimol Games and is published by Minimol Games. It arrived on Steam on Apr 30, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Zen Chess: Mate in Three's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:17:58 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 77% positive across 73 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Zen Chess: Mate in Three is available in 29 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainArabicBulgarianCzechDanishDutchFinnishGreekHungarianJapaneseKoreanNorwegianPolishPortuguese - PortugalPortuguese - BrazilRomanianRussianSimplified ChineseSpanish - Latin AmericaSwedishThaiTraditional ChineseTurkishUkrainianVietnamese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed2 Ghz Dual Core2 GB RAMGraphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c100 MB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.7+2 Ghz Dual Core2 MB RAMGraphics card supporting DirectX 9.0cNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Zen Chess: Mate in Three has sold up to 2,736 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,763. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Zen Chess: Mate in Three overview details

Zen Chess: Mate in Three combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Designed for chess lovers of all levels (even if you just learned how to move the pieces); Solve 300 puzzles carefully selected by a Chess Grandmaster (TOP 200 in the world); Enjoy a minimalist, beautifully designed chess board and pieces; Original soundtrack , specially composed to help you keep your focus and concentration; Everything in the game was made with a lot of love and craftsmanship . Can you find the three moves that will solve each puzzle? Give it a try and show yourself you are a true chess master.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Zen Chess: Mate in Three is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:17:58 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 77% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameZen Chess: Mate in Three
Steam App ID1042990
Typegame
Release dateApr 30, 2019
DeveloperMinimol Games
PublisherMinimol Games
Price$0.99
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresCasual, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 11:17:58 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Positive reviews56
Negative reviews17
Total reviews73
Positive percent77%
Review typeMostly Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 30, 2019
Official Steam feed update (UTC)24 October 2025 - 14:33:38 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 11:17:58 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 11:17:58 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 11:17:58 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
The Walking ECONo description
Iron ViktorNo description
The DoctorNo description
The Austrian MorphyNo description
Baby SnakeNo description
The Grand Master SlayerNo description
The Flying DutchmanNo description
Beast of BirminghamNo description
Dean of American ChessNo description
Garry the TerribleNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1042990
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1042990/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1042990
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Zen Chess: Mate in Three

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Zen Chess: Mate in Three?

Zen Chess: Mate in Three's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 11:17:58 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Zen Chess: Mate in Three growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Zen Chess: Mate in Three?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (33.3%), Philippines (11.1%), Czechia (11.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30%), Russia (9.6%), United Kingdom (7.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.5%), Russia (9.9%), United Kingdom (8.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.6%), Russia (9.1%), China (8.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Zen Chess: Mate in Three?

Zen Chess: Mate in Three currently sits at 77% positive across 73 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 56 positive reviews and 17 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Zen Chess: Mate in Three have?

Zen Chess: Mate in Three currently has about 148 tracked Steam followers as of 3 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Zen Chess: Mate in Three?

Zen Chess: Mate in Three is currently listed at $0.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

77% positive, 56 positive, 17 negative

Price and discount

$0.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

10

Platform releases
  • Steam 30 April 2019

DLC and packages

Zen Chess: Mate in ThreeBuy Zen Chess: Mate in Three #347514$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Any

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