Step out of the frenzy and dopamine spikes addiction.
Z3N (Zen3) is a classic tile-matching game – but with a unique hand-drawn, minimalist aesthetic and a calm, relaxing vibe.
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.
After creating a colorful Storm Sheep game
with my own unusual gameplay,
I decided to explore a completely opposite approach as well.
To recreate a widely popular type of game –
a game inspired by classic
tile-matching game mechanics,
used for example by Candy Crush Saga.
But... with a visual twist :-)
Unlike other games that exploit addictive mechanisms
using bright colors and flashy effects,
this game adopts an absolute visual minimalism,
featuring a delicate black-and-white aesthetic
and a slow, calm vibe.
All the 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.
