About Minesweeper
Hidden mines, numbered clues and a little nerve are all you need for Minesweeper, which brings the classic logic puzzle to your browser with smooth animations, a campaign and plenty of ways to customize how you play. Every square you reveal either shows how many mines touch it or opens up an empty patch around it, and those clues tell you where it's safe to go next.
Beginners aren't left guessing, since a detailed tutorial walks through the basics before you tackle tougher grids. From there, the campaign ramps up level by level, demanding sharper deductions as the boards become more difficult. It's ideal for anyone who likes quiet, logic-driven puzzles where a moment of careful thought beats fast clicking, and each cleared board brings a little jolt of satisfaction that makes the next one hard to resist.
How to play Minesweeper
- Click or tap a square to reveal it and open up your first numbered clues.
- Read each number, which tells you how many of the neighboring squares hide mines.
- Use those clues to work out which squares are safe and mark the ones that must contain mines.
- Reveal every safe square without hitting a mine to clear the board and advance through the campaign.
Minesweeper controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Click / Tap | Reveal a square |
| Mark control (see tutorial) | Flag a square as a mine |
Tips and tricks
- Start with the obvious deductions: if a 1 touches only one hidden square, that square is a mine.
- Learn the 1-2-1 and 1-2-2-1 patterns along a wall; they pinpoint mine positions without any guessing.
- Mark mines as you find them so you can count flags against each number and spot safe squares faster.
