Minesweeper
Minesweeper (扫雷) is the timeless logic-deduction puzzle bundled with Windows since 1990. Hidden mines are scattered across a grid, and digging a cell reveals a number telling you how many of its eight neighbours hold a mine. From those numbers you deduce which cells are safe and which are deadly, clearing every safe cell to win.
How to play
- Tap any cell to make your first dig — the first dig is always safe and opens a cascade of empty cells.
- Read the revealed numbers: each shows how many mines sit in the eight surrounding cells.
- Use flag mode (or long-press) to mark cells you are certain hold a mine.
- Tap a fully-flagged number to chord-open all its remaining covered neighbours at once.
- Reveal every safe cell to win — stepping on a single mine ends the round.
Tips
- The first dig is free and safe — start anywhere and let the cascade open up the board.
- A “1” touching exactly one covered cell means that cell is the mine — flag it.
- Once a number has all its mines flagged, tap it to chord-open the rest in one click.
FAQ
- Is Minesweeper free to play?
- Yes. Minesweeper runs free in your browser with no installs, sign-up, or downloads, on both desktop and mobile.
- How do you win Minesweeper?
- You win by revealing every cell that does not contain a mine. Stepping on a single mine immediately ends the round.
- Is the first click always safe in Minesweeper?
- Yes. The mines are placed only after your first dig, so your opening cell is guaranteed safe and usually opens a cascade of empty cells.
- Does Minesweeper work on mobile?
- Yes. It is touch-friendly with long-press or flag-mode flagging, and three difficulties scale to phone and tablet screens.