Zen Simulator

Zen Simulator is a meditation game in which you play a practitioner working to accumulate merit. The game presents this practice as a way to increase happiness for you and those around you and make the world a better place.

Meditation practice

You can gain merit by tapping a wooden fish, ringing bells, burning incense, releasing live animals or doing nothing and reflecting on life. Bells, incense and releasing animals grant a large amount at once but have cooldowns, so you need to coordinate when to use them. Merit can sometimes trigger a multiplier that speeds up your progress, and the wooden fish can switch to automatic tapping after a certain time.

Levels and achievements

The game has 42 collectible meditation achievements. Reaching them all is described as a difficult challenge requiring patience and skill. At the highest level, you become a Buddha.