Minesweeper
Shares rank 20 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
People recommend it as a familiar, simple classic that still holds up as a casual game, and browser recompiles let it run anywhere. Critics most often report flagging and right-click input bugs.
People recommend it as a familiar, simple classic that still holds up as a casual game, and browser recompiles let it run anywhere. Critics most often report flagging and right-click input bugs.
24 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 11
- approval share
- 54%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 9 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Nostalgic classic bundled with Windows
“Minesweeper is one example that comes with Windows, and I remember plenty of other casual”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts” “I guess Minesweeper and Solitare are still pretty good”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc” Fun, casual, still good
“I guess Minesweeper and Solitare are still pretty good”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc” “Minesweeper was kinda fun.”
Comment from 15 Nov 2025 in “Unofficial Microsoft Teams client for Linux”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Flagging and right-click input bugs
“Still, ctrl-click should also work.”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Classic Minesweeper” “The "flag" button doesn't seem to do anything, it just shows a flag on the screen for half a second and nothing happens”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Minesweeper Raycasted” “long press didn't work for me with a trackpad (Safari on macOS), so wasn't able to flag at all”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Classic Minesweeper” - Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Classic Minesweeper”
- Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: RetroTick – Run classic Windows EXEs in the browser”
Endgames often force 50/50 guesses
“I managed to find myself in an end state that could only be resolved with a 50/50 guess.”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Classic Minesweeper” “the original also had a problem with last calls being frequently 50/50”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Classic Minesweeper” Paid subscription or charging for games
“But you have to subscribe for each game separately, and it's a per-device subscription.”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders” “Stop charging money for Freecell and Minesweeper.”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Our Commitment to Windows Quality” Newer versions overdesigned or ruined
“overdesigned mobile game-inspired app with daily challenges and in-game purchases”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “first they ruin notepad, now Minesweeper too”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper”
Other puzzle games people recommend
The four most recommended other puzzle games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Wilds | 65 | 7 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| enclose.horse | 64 | 10 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Witness | 60 | 19 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Braid | 36 | 5 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| MinesweeperThis page | 13 | 11 | 54% | 9 | — | — |
What people said
21 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's actually adding some nice variation”
“first they ruin notepad, now Minesweeper too”
“have none of the graphical changes introduced in later versions”
“overdesigned mobile game-inspired app with daily challenges and in-game purchases”
“Minesweeper is one example that comes with Windows, and I remember plenty of other casual”
“I guess Minesweeper and Solitare are still pretty good”
“minesweeper works seemingly until you find some number that don't sum up”
“The "flag" button doesn't seem to do anything, it just shows a flag on the screen for half a second and nothing happens”
“the original also had a problem with last calls being frequently 50/50”
“I managed to find myself in an end state that could only be resolved with a 50/50 guess.”
“Still, ctrl-click should also work.”
“Usually Ctrl-click works as a right-click, but in this case it doesn't.”
“long press didn't work for me with a trackpad (Safari on macOS), so wasn't able to flag at all”
“Seeing minesweeper recompiled to run in the browser is awesome.”
“which always annoyed the heck out of me in every other version of Minesweeper”
“Stop charging money for Freecell and Minesweeper.”
“double-clicking is not working in Minesweeper”
“both had their "Copilot in Notepad" shark-jumping moments all the way back in Windows 8”
“But you have to subscribe for each game separately, and it's a per-device subscription.”
“always found it a really dumb game”
“Minesweeper was kinda fun.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.