Zen Chess: Mate in Two

Released Apr 2019

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

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All announced content has been released

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $0.99

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Evaluation

Zen Chess: Mate in Two launched on April 30, 2019 as a self-contained puzzle game offering exactly 300 curated chess puzzles. The store description presents it as a complete, fixed-content experience with no mention of future updates, DLC, or additional puzzle packs. The developer issued one post-launch update on July 30, 2019 that added quality-of-life features (windowed mode, audio controls) and fixed a handful of bugs. No further updates specific to this game have been posted since. The developer's news activity since 2019 has been focused entirely on other titles in their catalog — new games like Chess Knights: Viking Lands, Knight's Retreat, The Chess Variants Club, Chessarama, and most recently Puzzle Gallery (launched October 2025). None of these posts reference any new content planned for Zen Chess: Mate in Two. The game launched as a finished puzzle collection and has received no post-launch content additions beyond that single maintenance patch.

Evidence

Store description presents a fixed set of 300 puzzles with no mention of future content, DLC, or updates planned

description · Apr 30, 2019 source development ending

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Single post-launch patch added windowed mode, audio controls, and bug fixes. No new puzzle content added. This is the last communication specific to Zen Chess: Mate in Two.

news post · Jul 30, 2019 source content shipped

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Details

Developer

Minimol Games

Publisher

Minimol Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

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Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

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About this game

Zen Chess: Mate in Two 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 two moves that will solve each puzzle? Give it a try and show yourself you are a true chess master.