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.
- Casual (33)
- Indie (26)
- Puzzle (18)
- Free to Play (9)
Release Date | Dec 14, 2006 |
Price | Free |
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% |
Curators | 17 reviews |
Median Play Time | 8.9 hours Top 20% |
Followers | 156 Bottom 35% |
Owners | ± 63K Top 20% |
Copies Sold | ± 24.1K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
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
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
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
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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.