A downloadable game for Windows

In a nutshell

Core features

  • Field size from 2 fields up to 1'024'000'000 (f.e. 32'000 x 32'000
    • max size with 18% mine ratio will take me around 10 years of play time
  • Mine count from 1 up to <field size - 1>
  • 6 Modes
    • Easy (8x8 with 8 mines)
    • Normal (16x16 with 40 mines)
    • Hard (24x24 with 99 mines)
    • Custom
    • Picture (put a nice picture from your disk in the background)
      • Pixel art is supported
    • Folder (get a random picture of a chosen folder)
  • Mini map to see your progress or the uncovered Image
  • Option to click the mine numbers for faster games
  • Option to save and load a game
  • Option to jump to a close undiscovered field
  • Define your own design
    • Light, dark and gothic are predefined
  • Define your own translations
    • German and English are predefined
  • SBGG = small background game
    • no audio files or textures
    • game is supposed to use few resources and be running on the side
  • and many more small Quality of Life things

Requirements

Do you love Minesweeper?

Then this game is for you. Why? Because i have over 200h in Minesweeper and this is just from one game on one platform. I played many more overall Minesweeper games. This game was created to still my thirst for more Minesweeper as the one i used was not the best, f.e. first click could be a mine.

You don't know what Minesweeper is?

Well it is pretty simple. One Level consists out of many fields which have yet to be discovered. But watch out, some fields are mines, which will lead to an immediate lose. But don't worry, if you get close to one, the fields next to it will warn you, by telling you, how many are in their vicinity. You win, if you discovered all non mine fields.

If you are really new to it, it will be a puzzle game for you. But when you have spent hundred hours in it, you recognize pattern and it becomes a nice side game, while watching or listening something.

What is Image mode?

Well would be boring just to click for numbers. How about discovering a image up close? That is basically it. The Image of your choice is in the background and the level in front of it. If you want to see it at the end in all its glory, take a look on the mini map, as it will be shown unfiltered there.

There is a mini map?

Sure, as i mentioned, the level is not limited to your screen. It can be veery big. So you need a way to navigate and that is where the mini map comes in. For hard mode you don't need it, but can use it. However on image mode it is most likely you gonna need it. The mini map is in an extra window, so you can place it wherever you want to. It also has a top most flag active. Which means, even when you switch to another window, it will be still on top.


For more information checkout the Community Board.
There you can f.e. share designs, request features or report bugs.


Cover / Screenshot background image is a free to use from Clearls from https://www.deviantart.com/clearls/art/F2U-4k-Fantasy-background-967235412
and is not included in the download files.

Download

Download
MinesweeperSBGG_1_0_0_0.zip 355 kB

Install instructions

  1. download zip
  2. unzip / extract via right click on the file
    1. if you do an update of the game, the target directory must be the same, so make sure you take one, which you will find again
  3. double click the setup.exe
  4. if you don't have .Net Framework 4.8 installed, confirm the install and license for it
    1. this step is skipped, if you have it
  5. Click on install for the application
  6. Game should be installed, you can find it in the Startmenu
  7. Have fun playing Minesweeper!