Zen Tile is a tile-matching game. The player's goal across four modes of play (Levels, Infinite, Daily Challenge and Battle) is to clear playfields of tiles, earn the highest score and collect coins and tickets.
With Levels, the player attempts from level to level to clear tiles before they lose stars on a timer bar above the field. Their success restores the lost time. With Infinite, they attempt to play as long as possible. With Daily Challenge, they receive a specific task. Lastly, with Battle, they must match tiles faster than an online opponent.
The player removes tiles by matching three uncovered ones at a time from layered patterns. The tiles feature nature icons, such as blueberries, flowers, leaves, pears and raindrops. When the player selects a tile, the game transfers it to a collection bar that holds seven tiles. If the player fills the bar without matching three tiles, they lose. When they match three, the game removes the tiles and frees up space on the bar.�
Zen Tile offers many reward opportunities. It provides the player with boosters to undo a move, collect a group of tiles, and shuffle tiles. The player can claim a gift box filled with coins by viewing a video after completing a specific number of tile matches. They can also spin a wheel of prizes by viewing ads. Every day, they receive a free daily reward. They also rank on a global leaderboard. All of these opportunities are available on the home screen.
The player can also change the background at any time. With the palette icon, they can select from six color options (i.e., yellow flowers, a blue ocean, green ginkgo leaves, white snow-covered fir trees, blue-green northern lights and an red autumnal courtyard).
