Clear the minefield using logic and deduction
Minesweeper is the classic logic puzzle game that came with every Windows PC. Click cells to reveal numbers that tell you how many mines are adjacent. Use logic to deduce which cells are safe and flag the mines. Free to play online!
Minesweeper's origins trace back to the 1960s mainframe game "Cube," but the version known worldwide was created by Robert Donner and Curt Johnson for Microsoft Windows 3.1 in 1992. Microsoft included Minesweeper to teach users how to left-click and right-click with a mouse, which was still a novel input device for many PC users at the time. The game became one of the most played computer games in history simply because it was pre-installed on virtually every Windows PC for over two decades. A competitive Minesweeper community emerged with its own world rankings, and the game was eventually replaced by Microsoft Minesweeper (with ads) in Windows 8.
Click cells to reveal numbers. Each number tells you how many of the 8 surrounding cells contain mines. Use this information to logically deduce which cells are safe and which contain mines.
The first click may involve some luck, but after that Minesweeper is primarily a logic puzzle. Skilled players can solve most boards through deduction alone.