Zen Training

Calm your mind while gently engaging your brain. Zen games are designed to bring clarity, focus, and emotional regulation, one mindful moment at a time.

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Find calm while staying mentally engaged

When your brain feels overwhelmed or overstimulated, it's hard to focus on anything, let alone think clearly. Zen games are built to offer a soothing experience that grounds you while still supporting your cognitive needs.

Lower mental overwhelm with peaceful gameplay

Reconnect with focus in a low-pressure way

Cultivate emotional regulation and presence

Zen games

Sometimes, the best way to move forward is to slow down. These calming games help you stay mentally active without the rush, giving your brain space to reset and refocus.

Game: Hidden Cipher

Hidden Cipher

A calm and focused word search experience. Find all hidden words in the grid.

Prism Align

Swap adjacent items to create a line of three or more of the same shape.

Science you can trust

Zen games are inspired by research on mindfulness, cognitive load reduction, and emotional regulation.

Using Digital Word Puzzles to Develop Executive Functioning Skills in Adolescent Males with Known Skills Deficits

This inquiry-based research explores the effectiveness of digital word puzzle interventions, in improving executive functioning skills. It suggests that these puzzles can "jump-start" the brain for mental "workouts."

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Evaluation of Stress and Cognition Indicators in a Puzzle Game: Neuropsychological, Biochemical and Electrophysiological Approaches

This study concludes that playing puzzle games leads to a significant reduction in salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase (markers of stress).

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EEG, HRV and Psychological Correlates while Playing Bejeweled II: A Randomized Controlled Study

This study has shown that playing match-3 games increases Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and changes EEG activity consistent with autonomic nervous system relaxation and improved mood.

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The role of stress coping strategies for life impairments in ADHD

This paper examines the dynamics between ADHD symptomatology, stress coping strategies, and life impairments in adults, suggesting the importance of including stress coping strategies in treatment approaches for ADHD to reduce life impairments.

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Reset your mind, one game at a time

Bring your brain back to baseline with games designed to soothe without numbing. A better way to pause, while still making progress.

Game: Hidden Cipher