From the creators of Natural Selection comes Zen of Sudoku, a relaxing, easy to play version of Sudoku for your PC. Relax with hand-painted Japanese-styled backgrounds, no timer and lush natural soundscapes. Stimulates your brain to keep it healthy and alert.
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Very Positive (82 reviews) - 91% of the 82 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date: Dec 14, 2006

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From the creators of Natural Selection comes Zen of Sudoku, a relaxing, easy to play version of Sudoku for your PC.

  • Relax with hand-painted Japanese-styled backgrounds, no timer and lush natural soundscapes.
  • Stimulates your brain to keep it healthy and alert.
  • Teaches you the basics of Sudoku through advanced strategies like "naked pairs", "x-wing" and "locked candidates".
  • Play unlimited puzzles, print them to finish offline and enter custom puzzles from other sources.
  • Unlock trophies, backgrounds and more.

This product includes portions of the PopCap Games Framework.

System Requirements

    Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, 128 MB RAM, 500 MHz or faster, Direct X 7.0

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21 of 21 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
33.6 hrs on record
Posted: December 2, 2013
Four levels of difficulty, good highlighting features, easy grid for selecting numbers, and the ability to pencil in numbers which is typically necessary for the hardest puzzles. It's good as far as Sudoku is concerned. Now whether you like Sudoku or not is an entirely different subject.
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23 of 26 people (88%) found this review helpful
Recommended
27.2 hrs on record
Posted: November 26, 2013
Addictive, a nice product for sudoku lovers.
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16 of 17 people (94%) found this review helpful
Recommended
1.8 hrs on record
Posted: April 25, 2014
Awhile back I had a very special request from a friend whose disability had progressed to a point where writing is no longer an option: Find a mouse only Sudoku game playable offline. So when I saw Zen of Sudoku, I picked it up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCaRVsTZHqg

When I first booted up, I ran into a problem. The game booted in Fullscreen Mode and immediately asked for my name. Without Onscreen Keyboard accessible due to fullscreen mode, I was unable to enter my name. I needed someone to type in my name before I could move on.

Once my name was entered everything was ok. Options let me change to Windowed Mode which is borderless allowing me to access my desktop easily. There’s no other accessibility options. No colorblind options or input configuration are found.

Gameplay so far has been point and click. To choose what number you would like to enter into the puzzle you can click numbers in a grid & click the one you’d like. The boxes are kind of small in windowed mode so some precision is needed. You can correct any mistakes however. When trying to use the keyboard to choose squares or enter numbers, I had no luck. So far it seems you need a point & click input but we’ll keep our eye out for any changes.

The game is a peaceful and relaxing. There’s no timer even on harder difficulties and you can stop at anytime and resume later if you’re feeling fatigued for just need a break. Audio consists of relaxing sounds but isn’t needed for gameplay.

Zen of Sudoku has been fun so far and will definitely satisfy any sudoku cravings. We’ll keep checking it out to see if gameplay changes or additional issues pop up, but the first look has easy to play as long as you can point & click.
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13 of 18 people (72%) found this review helpful
6 people found this review funny
Recommended
55.0 hrs on record
Posted: October 10, 2014
IT FEATURES SOUND
IT FEATURES GRAPHIXX

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT
ITS EVEN GOT DIFFERENT SEASONS

SATISFY YOUR DESIRE TO LISTEN TO CHILL ♥♥♥ MUSIC AND PLAY A CHILL ♥♥♥ GAME.
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7 of 7 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.4 hrs on record
Posted: January 18, 2015
* Relaxing music, fun challenge.

* Full screen is almost a must, window is tiny on most resolutions used today. Wish they had the ability for windowed mode to be maximized and maybe stretch to screen size, but not an extreme issue.

Gets my recommendation if you're looking for a Sudoku game.
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6 of 6 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.6 hrs on record
Posted: December 11, 2013
A very relaxing game that challenges my mind. I love the landscapes and the music. And I love Sudoku puzzles. Awesome game.
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7 of 8 people (88%) found this review helpful
7 people found this review funny
Recommended
84.9 hrs on record
Posted: October 27, 2014
Best game on Steam at the moment.
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5 of 5 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.2 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: August 13, 2014
A nice and simple little Zudoku game with some advanced features and tools that help you learn and solve Zudoku.
It also tries to make the experience relaxing with atmospheric sounds and backgrounds.

If you like Zudoku and want it on your computer this is clearly one good option.
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4 of 4 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
13.4 hrs on record
Posted: May 12, 2014
This game works really well. No bugs or glitches, a really immersive soundtrack, and challenging puzzles make it well worth the few dollars. Also comes with in-game achievements for completing the more difficult puzzles without using any help or pencil marks, making the game somewhat goal oriented, instead of simply random puzzles to kill time. Great for any fan of traditional sudoku!
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5 of 6 people (83%) found this review helpful
Recommended
463.2 hrs on record
Posted: January 18, 2013
I should probably recommend this game since it's my most played game. Here's why: I love sudokus. Do you love sudokus? Then you should get this game! Here are some other reasons:

1. You save money because you don't need to buy new sudoku magazines and/or pencils!

2. It's a nice timesink and it helps you think logically.

3. It has several difficulties, so if you are a beginner you won't have a hard time solving the puzzles.

4. A good way to relax from a stressful day, or to wake up to in the morning. Make some tea/coffee/hot chocolate, put on some music and solve a puzzle!

There are probably tons of other reasons. But anyone can get this game, granted you have an interest in sudokus.
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Moony
725.1 hrs
Posted: October 1
Fist of all. Sudoku is not math. Sudoku is deduktion. So don't let the numbers scare you away from enjoying this game. If you can count to nine and have enough patience you can solve the hardest sudoku puzzle.
Zen of Sudoku offers a window based running option that I prefer while I do other things on my computational machinery. The charm of running it on a computer and not a booklet is that it corrects for you. Zen of Sudoku even offers in game help and guides if you are having a hard time getting started.
It's pretty. Nothing too fancy but it is enough.
Sound is lacking but can be turned off.
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ProjectMayhem888
2.7 hrs
Posted: August 21
Pretty low res but i suppose that is to be expected from a game released in '06. Also wish there were more difficulty levels. Other than that, good ol Sudoku.
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AmsterdamHeavy
4.0 hrs
Posted: July 25
Sudoku, in a videogame. Varied skill levels depending on how much you can or like to think. Worth a few bucks if youre into this kind of thing. I use it to clear my head, math meditation.
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Kushina
3.8 hrs
Posted: June 29
If you struggle with difficult sudoku, this game will teach you how to solve it :)
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Cloudy Out
1.3 hrs
Posted: June 22
This game was released in 2006 and it shows its age. The theme and music is irrelivent to me as I'm only looking for a good sodoku game and this isn't that. As many other reviews have stated the game is a very small resolution and the only video setting is choosing whether to play on the stretched full screen or the incredibly small windowed mode. The most disappointing feature it's missing is any ability to track average times or recent games. Honestly, if you're on a PC you're better off just bookmarking a sudoku flash site that probably has more features and isn't so unpleasant on the eyes.
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W.T. Fits
46.7 hrs
Posted: April 7
Some number puzzles
Logic will help you solve them
Very relaxing
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LuNaTiC
12.1 hrs
Posted: February 18
Loved it definetely recommend for the sudoku lovers.
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Marruka
60.2 hrs
Posted: January 16
Zen of Sudoku is challenging yet relaxing. I like to play this before going to bed. Nice sound effects, too.
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ryryrecords
6.8 hrs
Posted: January 13
This is a basic Sudoku game. If you like Sudoku puzzles, that's what you'll get. There really isn't much extra to this game. I got this because I wanted a Sudoku game on my computer. There are lots of free options, but I'm anal and wanted it from Steam for easy access. Grab it on sale.
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Barracuda
0.3 hrs
Posted: January 1
It's an OK game. However, the texture quality is really bad.. especially when playing on a high resolution.
There is also no option to change the resolution, it's either you play the game full screen with crappy texture quality, or play the game in windowed mode with a resolution of 640x480.. there is no in between.
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