About Minesweeper
Play Minesweeper online for free. Reveal every safe cell on the board without detonating a mine. Each revealed number tells you how many mines are hiding in the eight cells around it — use that to flag mines and clear the rest with confidence.
The Rules
Reveal every safe tile without triggering a mine. Numbers tell you how many mines are hiding in the adjacent tiles — flag the ones you're sure about.
Step by Step
- Tap a cell to reveal it. A number shows how many mines are in the eight neighboring cells.
- Revealing a mine ends the puzzle — flag cells you're confident are mines instead of tapping them.
- A revealed 0 automatically clears all of its neighbors, which can open up large sections at once.
- Reveal every non-mine cell to win the puzzle.
Tips & Strategy
- Start in a corner or edge — those cells have fewer neighbors, so the first numbers are easier to reason about.
- If a number's count already matches its flagged neighbors, every other neighbor is safe to reveal.
- If a number's count equals its remaining hidden neighbors, all of those neighbors are mines — flag them all.
- When you're stuck, compare two overlapping numbers that share several neighbors — subtracting one clue's mine count from the other often reveals a cell you can safely reveal or flag.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if I reveal a mine?
The puzzle ends immediately — start a new board to try again.
Is the first click always safe?
Yes. The board is generated after your first tap so that click and its neighbors are always mine-free.
Is Minesweeper always solvable without guessing?
Yes — every board here is generated so a full solution can be reached through logical deduction alone, without needing to gamble on an unmarked cell.
