Triple-A Minesweeper
Ranked 3 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it as a funny parody of bloated AAA games, with a joke ending, a great credits sequence and a Minesweeper twist. Critics say the captions, long load times and forced logins get in the way.
People recommend it as a funny parody of bloated AAA games, with a joke ending, a great credits sequence and a Minesweeper twist. Critics say the captions, long load times and forced logins get in the way.
65 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 40
- criticize it
- 25
- approval share
- 62%
Recommended in 1 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: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 40 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 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
Funny parody of AAA games
“because it completely parodies the large staff count, with large numbers of them being in positions like directors and producers”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “First time I've laughed out loud at one of these sorts of things in a while”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “stayed through to the end of the credits roll, laughing until I cried”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” - Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper”
- Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper”
Credits and music praised
“stayed through to the end of the credits roll, laughing until I cried”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “the ending credits music was actually pretty awesome”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “Fun! The credits were probably the highlight for me.”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” - Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper”
Impossible to lose, a joke
“I absolutely love the fact that it's impossible to lose.”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “It's actually impossible to lose the game. This is art.”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” Better than Windows Minesweeper
“I liked the triple-a minesweeper better than the windows original.”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “it's also arguably a better version of minesweeper”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Captions and narration distract from play
“the captions over the bottom of the play area almost drove me nuts”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “the non-stopping narration makes it so hard to actually sweep the mines”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” Long load times
“The game takes a very long time to load. This is funny, but not desirable in an actual game.”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “since it's an Unreal game, it's missing long load times”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” Forced logins and server reliance
“I love being forced to log in to two separate services play a single player game”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “And servers. Which of course it would rely on permanently to operate.”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” Extra features clutter a simple game
“It really does need a store with skins, several kinds of currencies, and loot boxes!”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper” “Extra things is slowing it down. It is too complicated for a simple game.”
Comment from 10 Oct 2026 in “Triple-A Minesweeper”
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| Triple-A MinesweeperThis page | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
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What people said
40 of the 67 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“And servers. Which of course it would rely on permanently to operate.”
“I'm eagerly awaiting the Chapter 2 DLC.”
“Absolutely the best thing ever.”
“because it completely parodies the large staff count, with large numbers of them being in positions like directors and producers”
“also missing options menu that has graphics settings with low, medium, high and ultra high”
“It's minesweeper, a decidedly non-AAA game, but mixed in with many tropes of AAA games”
“My only criticism was the lack of shader compilation.”
“it's also arguably a better version of minesweeper”
“It's actually impossible to lose the game. This is art.”
“Before anyone else spends additional minutes like I just did - there aren't multiple endings.”
“ui doesn’t support “chording” ie click a number with all its mines flagged and all adjacent squares are clicked”
“This is just stellar. My favorite HN submission this year.”
“This is straight up brilliant.”
“Strong metal gear solid vibes… i love that”
“I love being forced to log in to two separate services play a single player game”
“I absolutely love the fact that it's impossible to lose.”
“This was great, but honestly, I would have enjoyed a non-joke take on this.”
“This made me laugh. The credits broke me haha”
“Extra things is slowing it down. It is too complicated for a simple game.”
“This is exactly what I thought the Web was going to be like.”
“Brilliant. You nailed it!”
“Manufactured emotions and hand holding for 'an experience' instead of just fun.”
“Fun! The credits were probably the highlight for me.”
“Biting commentary on modern video games.”
“the captions over the bottom of the play area almost drove me nuts”
“it took me an hour to realize that i needed to double click to start the game”
“the ending credits music was actually pretty awesome”
“I liked the triple-a minesweeper better than the windows original.”
“First time I've laughed out loud at one of these sorts of things in a while”
“It really does need a store with skins, several kinds of currencies, and loot boxes!”
“Kojima vibes. 10/10 best trippppllleee AAYYyyyyy game to come out this year lol”
“this is still a lot better than Bomberman: Act Zero”
“with all the traffic from the HN front page login servers didn't go down and queue was almost instant”
“since it's an Unreal game, it's missing long load times”
“The part where the subtitles hide the mines is the best for me.”
“The game takes a very long time to load. This is funny, but not desirable in an actual game.”
“the logos are skippable, which is not realistic”
“omg this is brilliant i was IMMEDIATELY tilting my face off”
“stayed through to the end of the credits roll, laughing until I cried”
“the non-stopping narration makes it so hard to actually sweep the mines”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.