Microsoft Minesweeper

About Microsoft Minesweeper

Microsoft Minesweeper is the modern Windows edition of the Minesweeper that shipped with Windows from the 1990s. It has been on the Microsoft Store since 2012 and is published by Xbox Game Studios as one of the Microsoft Casual Games, alongside Microsoft Solitaire Collection, Mahjong and Sudoku.

Classic mode is the game you know: open squares, read the numbers that count neighbouring mines, place flags and clear the board without setting one off, at the difficulty and board size you choose. Adventure mode turns the board into a labyrinth where you guide a hero toward the centre of the Earth, collecting loot and avoiding hidden hazards.

The Daily Challenges screen has five cards each day: Classic, Flags, Detonation, Treasure Hunt and Taps, each marked Easy, Medium or Hard and worth XP. Each sets a particular goal, such as finishing under a target time or within a number of taps. A Day, Month and Year calendar tracks what you have done, and finishing every challenge in a month earns a Perfect Badge. Missed days can only be replayed with a Premium subscription.

The game is free; an optional Premium subscription unlocks past challenges. Signing in with a Microsoft account saves your level, XP and achievements across devices.

It suits Minesweeper regulars who want a small set of fresh goals every day on Windows.

How to play Microsoft Minesweeper

1. Install Microsoft Minesweeper from the Microsoft Store on Windows.
2. Open Daily Challenges and pick one of the five cards for today.
3. Clear the board using the numbers to deduce where mines are, while meeting the challenge goal shown.
4. Complete all five each day to work toward the month's Perfect Badge.

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Tips

• Start with the Easy cards to bank XP, then take on the Hard challenge.
• In Classic boards, look for 1s touching a single hidden square: that square is a mine.
• Sign in with a Microsoft account so your challenge progress is saved across devices.

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