Z3N

Z3N (Zen3) is a classic tile-matching game – but with a unique minimalist aesthetic and a calm vibe.

My goal was to recreate a widely popular type of game – a game inspired by classic tile-matching game mechanics (match-3), used for example by Candy Crush Saga. (Swap two adjacent tiles to match three or more tiles with the same symbol in a row or column. Matching tiles will disappear and earn you points.) But unlike other games that exploit addictive mechanisms using bright colors and flashy effects, this game adopts an absolute visual minimalism, featuring a delicate hand-drawn black-and-white aesthetic and a calm, relaxing vibe.

• All artwork was hand-drawn in a Canson sketchbook using a Derwent Carbon Black pastel pencil.
• The sound effects are homemade and original – recorded on a mobile phone and polished in Audacity.
• The game was developed in Godot.

Available for free on Google Play (Android).

Available online in a browser on itch.io.

Game website: www.cernaovec.cz/zen3.

Released October 2025.