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.
- Price:$0.99
- Release Date:4/30/2019
- Developer:Minimol Games
- Publisher:Minimol Games
- Last Updated:8/13/2025
- Steam App Id:1042990
Zen Chess: Mate in Three
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Zen Chess: Mate in Three has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 50% lower than its previous all-time peak of 2 players achieved on 7/22/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Zen Chess: Mate in Three. It has received a total of 65 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 69 (Mostly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Zen Chess: Mate in Three. Right now, it costs $0.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Zen Chess: Mate in Three and its growth over time. It currently has 138 followers on its community page.
About Zen Chess: Mate in Three
Zen Chess: Mate in Three 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 Three as "Mostly Positive" out of 65 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 50 positive reviews and 15 negative reviews — an overall 77% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $0.99. It can also be purchased through Zen Chess Series (FOR GIFTS), Soviet Theory + Zen Practice Chess Bundle, ALL MINIMOL GAMES, and Zen Chess Series which give a discount off its base price.
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 Three supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Zen Chess: Mate in Three has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Minimalist
- Chess
- Atmospheric
- Puzzle
- Abstract
- Logic
- Education
- Family Friendly
- Strategy
- Casual
- Colorful
- Mouse only
- Relaxing
- Singleplayer
- Tabletop
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Bundles
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is included in 4 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zen Chess Series (FOR GIFTS) | 6 | 6 | $5.34 | View |
 | Soviet Theory + Zen Practice Chess Bundle | 12 | 12 | $14.28 | View |
 | ALL MINIMOL GAMES | 28 | 28 | $45.22 | View |
 | Zen Chess Series | 6 | 6 | $4.74 | View |
Related Packages
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Zen Chess: Mate in Three | $0.79 | View |
Supported Languages
Zen Chess: Mate in Three 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 Three data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 13). Zen Chess: Mate in Three on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042990
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 13). Zen Chess: Mate in Three. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1042990
- Minimol Games. (2023, July 8). Zen Chess: Mate in Three. Zen Chess: Mate in Three. http://minimolgames.com/