Zen of Sudoku (2006)

Developer: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 372 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A quiet, meditative puzzle game with gentle hand-painted Japanese backgrounds that feels slow and soothing to play.

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What players say

Players praise the calming music and relaxing backgrounds, calling it a peaceful way to do sudoku. Puzzles are well-balanced across easy, medium, hard, and master modes, though some find the easiest puzzles trivially filled in. A few report the game can crash when switching to fullscreen.

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