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Wrap a limited length of rope around wooden sculptures to coat them in paint and solve increasingly intricate spatial puzzles.
Released 16 Nov 2010
Wrap Rope Around Sculptures
Coat Carvings in Paint
Use Paint Bombs
Wrap your way to bliss in Zen Bound 2, the unique down-tempo indie game! This is a different gaming experience: an opportunity to slow down, zone out and focus on a task that’s challenging but not stressful, a set of gentle puzzles for the mind and fingers to solve.
Developed by Secret Exit Ltd. · Published by Secret Exit Ltd.









You work to paint wooden sculptures by wrapping rope around them, solving a spatial puzzle with each figure.
Manipulate and turn each sculpture as you plan the rope’s route and use its available length to cover as much of the surface as possible.
Levels include different play modes and paint bombs for reaching complex areas. Each sculpture tracks how much you cover, so you can aim for a basic completion or a more thorough one.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its unusual, tactile sculpture-wrapping puzzles and the way they reward careful spatial planning. Some find the experience relaxing and appreciate the wooden figures, while several others say the puzzles become frustratingly difficult and the rope controls can feel awkward.
Wrap your way to bliss in Zen Bound 2, the unique down-tempo indie game! This is a different gaming experience: an opportunity to slow down, zone out and focus on a task that’s challenging but not stressful, a set of gentle puzzles for the mind and fingers to solve.
The goal of the game is to paint wooden sculptures by wrapping them in rope - a task that may sound simple but has surprising complexity. Each of the levels presents a spatial puzzle that becomes obvious through inspection. Some levels feature paint bombs that are helpful in covering complex areas of the object.
Zen Bound 2 is a calm and meditative gameplay experience, with tactile, dusty visuals and a sublime, enveloping soundtrack by the sensational electronic artist ‘Ghost Monkey’.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 11 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |
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