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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.

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Release DateDec 14, 2006
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.2% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.6%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.5% Top 25% / 81.6%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)93  / 281  Top 25%
Curators17 reviews
Median Play Time8.9 hours  Top 20%
Followers156  Bottom 35%
Owners± 63K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 24.1K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Zen of Sudoku steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Zen of Sudoku's Steam rating and reviews between November 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (August 2011) to 85.8% (May 2018).

With its 281 reviews Top 25%, Zen of Sudoku could be considered a decent success for an indie game. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. Most of the peaks took place in December.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Zen of Sudoku and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Zen of Sudoku's reviewers. The most popular language is English (77%), followed by Simplified Chinese (4%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 15 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Zen of Sudoku percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Zen of Sudoku depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is outstanding, with 72 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 21 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 35 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Zen of Sudoku and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Free
  • Good gameplay
  • Good music/sound
  • Easy/Medium/Hard difficulty
  • Fantastic gameplay
  • Endless game length
  • No bugs
  • No multiplayer
  • It doesn't have cinematic/art
  • It doesn't have story
  • No story
  • Outdated product
  • Interface could be improved
  • No help for restarting puzzles
  • No option to turn off nature sounds
  • No amazing graphics
  • No price listed
  • No cinematic/art
  • No multiplayer
  • Bugs

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 88.2%  Top 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Zen of Sudoku's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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