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Free Minesweeper

Clear the board without hitting a mine.

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What is the Minesweeper?

Minesweeper shipped on millions of computers and quietly taught a generation logic and nerve: clear a grid of squares, use the numbers to reason about where the mines hide, and don't click the wrong one.

Play the classic here, free, with easy, medium and hard boards.

Last updated: Aug 14, 2026

What does this tool do?

You reveal squares to clear the board; each revealed number tells you how many mines touch that square.

By combining the numbers you can deduce which squares are safe and which hide mines — flag the mines and reveal every safe square to win.

Key features

Classic Minesweeper

The timeless logic game.

Three levels

Easy, medium and hard grids.

Safe first click

You never lose on move one.

Flagging

Right-click or mobile flag mode.

Private

Runs in your browser.

Example

Input
Reveal a square showing '1'
Processing
Exactly one mine touches it.
Output
Deduce and flag that single mine.

Common use cases

  • Logic loversReason through the grid.
  • Nostalgic playersRelive the classic.
  • StudentsA quick brain break.
  • PuzzlersChase a fast clear time.
  • CommutersA focused mini-game.
  • AnalystsPractice deduction.
  • Anyone waitingPass a few minutes.
  • Casual gamersEasy to start, tense to finish.

Benefits

  • It's the real Minesweeper, free and instant.
  • The first click is always safe.
  • It scales from gentle to genuinely hard.
  • It runs entirely in your browser.

Tips

  • Start in the middle to open a big safe area.
  • A '1' next to a single unrevealed square means that square is a mine.
  • Flag known mines so you don't click them by accident.
  • Compare adjacent numbers to deduce shared mines.
  • When a number is satisfied, its other neighbors are safe.
  • Work the edges and corners — fewer neighbors, easier logic.
  • Slow down; most losses are careless clicks.
  • If truly stuck, the least-constrained square is the safer guess.

Common mistakes to avoid

Guessing early

Fix: Exhaust the logic first; most squares can be deduced, not guessed.

Not flagging mines

Fix: Flag them so you don't accidentally reveal one later.

Misreading a satisfied number

Fix: Once a number has all its mines flagged, its remaining neighbors are safe to reveal.

Rushing clicks

Fix: Careless reveals lose games you'd otherwise win — take your time.

How it works

  1. 1

    Reveal a square

    The first click is always safe.

  2. 2

    Read the numbers

    They count nearby mines.

  3. 3

    Flag and clear

    Mark mines, reveal the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Reveal squares to clear the board. Each number tells you how many mines touch that square; use them to work out which squares are safe. Flag the mines and reveal everything else to win.

Right-click a square on desktop, or switch to flag mode on mobile and tap the square.

Reveal squares to clear the board. Each number counts the mines touching that square; use the numbers to work out which squares are safe. Flag the mines and reveal everything else to win.

Right-click a square on desktop, or switch to flag mode on mobile and tap the square.

Yes. Mines are placed after your first click, so you never lose on the opening move.

Each number is how many of the eight surrounding squares contain a mine.

Reveal every square that isn't a mine. You don't have to flag all mines, just clear the safe squares.

Yes, free with no sign-up.

Conclusion

Minesweeper is pure deduction under a little pressure, free in your browser. For more classics, try Connect Four, or take on the word puzzles with the Word Guess game.

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