Reverse Minesweeper
Ranked 13 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
A fresh, well-designed take on Minesweeper with a focused scope and challenging hard levels. Common caveat: no dark theme and the bottom is cut off on mobile.
A fresh, well-designed take on Minesweeper with a focused scope and challenging hard levels. Common caveat: no dark theme and the bottom is cut off on mobile.
25 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 19
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 76%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 19 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Fun and addictive to play
“Overall the game is great and I have been enjoying the daily masters and some of the insane puzzles.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” “great game! Congrats, very entertaining, I reckon you have a good chance of going viral.”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” “Very fun. Shared it with my parents and they're into it too.”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” - Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper”
- Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper”
Clean, well-designed UI and scope
“the game feels well-designed with a focused scope, nice work!”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” “very nice ui, and quite challenging on the high difficulties”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” Fresh, clever take on Minesweeper
“Reverse minesweeper describes it perfectly.”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” “This is a really nice take on Minesweeper”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No dark mode, poor contrast
“It is really good but it needs a dark theme”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” “Dark mode is whack, terrible contrast.”
Comment from 2 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” Feels like plain Minesweeper, reversed
“then I felt like this is just minesweeper, not even reversed.”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” “it's just minesweeper with flowers instead of bombs”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper” “looks far more obvious than the original to me”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Reverse 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 |
| Reverse MinesweeperThis page | 19 | 6 | 76% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
22 of the 25 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Overall the game is great and I have been enjoying the daily masters and some of the insane puzzles.”
“I really enjoy this, but it would be great if it defaulted to the daily puzzle.”
“Dark mode is whack, terrible contrast.”
“Even my 12 year old son understood how it works.”
“my button doubles on single often”
“very addictive :) thanks!”
“then I felt like this is just minesweeper, not even reversed.”
“This is a really nice take on Minesweeper”
“the page doesn’t scroll and the bottom of the puzzle is cut off on smaller res, so - broken for mobile”
“It is really good but it needs a dark theme”
“I'm glad flower is double click, because a misplaced X is free, but a misplaced flower is not.”
“This is great! Did a few rounds, will come back.”
“Very fun. Shared it with my parents and they're into it too.”
“very nice ui, and quite challenging on the high difficulties”
“I'm not a big fan of puzzle games but these are great.”
“great game! Congrats, very entertaining, I reckon you have a good chance of going viral.”
“I found it to lack real information”
“Reverse minesweeper describes it perfectly.”
“looks far more obvious than the original to me”
“the game feels well-designed with a focused scope, nice work!”
“Insane is still far too easy. For the highest skill level it should be -really- hard.”
“it's just minesweeper with flowers instead of bombs”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.