Minesweeper

logic puzzle video game genre

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Screenshot Minesweeper / Wikimedia Commons / license not verified

YEAR 1989

GENRE Puzzle

PLATFORM Android, Linux, Microsoft Windows, iOS

ABOUT THE GAME

Minesweeper is a logic puzzle video game genre generally played on personal computers. The game features a grid of clickable tiles, with hidden "mines" (depicted as naval mines in the original game) dispersed throughout the board. The objective is to clear the board without detonating any mines, using clues about the number of neighboring mines in each field. The origin of Minesweeper is unclear. According to TechRadar, the first version of the game was 1990's Microsoft Minesweeper, but Eurogamer states Mined-Out (1983) by Ian Andrew was the first Minesweeper game. Curt Johnson, the creator of Microsoft Minesweeper, acknowledges that his game's design was borrowed from another game, but denies that it was Mined-Out. Variants of Minesweeper have been made that expand on the basic concepts, such as Minesweeper X, Crossmines, Minesweeper Plus, and Minehunt. Minesweeper has been incorporated as a minigame in other games, such as RuneScape and Minecraft's 2015 April Fools update.

Source: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 — Minesweeper (video game) · retrieved October 19, 2026

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