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24 alternatives to Keyboard Minesweeper
Hi HN! Here's a little hobby project of mine. I reimagined Minesweeper for the keyboard warriors out there. No mouse. No distractions. Just lightning-fast gameplay, tight controls, and a design built for speedrunners and puzzle lovers. Give it a try: https://www.kb-minesweeper.com/ Would love your feedback, or see if you can beat my best times: 5.41s on small, 46.51s on medium.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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MineSweeper implemented in CSS + HTML using the Space Toggle trick (no JavaScript!) - propjockey/css-sweeper
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone! For several months now I've been stuck on the idea of a Minesweeper game that isn't just single player. This is what I came up with: • Live games allowing several people to play at the same time • Scoring system rewarding correct moves • Grid size, mines count, and players count set to make games as balanced as possible
2025 · minesweeperpro.com · its alternatives →
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- 5ZP
A modern, minimalistic minesweeper game inspired by Monkeytype.
Jan 2026 · zsweep.com · its alternatives →
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I'm experimenting game mechanics that are usually seen on a typical grid, but transposed on an irregular one. This is a first game based on Minesweeper. The changes an irregular grid brings are that cells don't all have 8 neighbors. Some can have less, some can have more. So when you try and deduce if a tile has a mine, you have to pay closer attention at the number clues and which tiles neighbors it. My intention is to make a very classic game a bit more challenging & fun. I've also released a first version of Checkers/Draughts, and plan to test similar variants for Chess, Othello and…
2024 · polyreplay.com · its alternatives →
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Hi! I build an MCP server that allows clients to play Minesweeper. It turns out that Claude is not very good at it (makes obvious mistakes, hasn't won a single game on a 9x9 board after many attempts). I am curious how I can prompt Claude to do better?
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A fantastic rendition of the original!
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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My keyboard fell apart. Now it's your problem.
Jun 2026 · its alternatives →
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2024 · keysmash.no · its alternatives →
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Play MineSweeper on Twitter. Contribute to namuol/minetweeter development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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一个现代与经典完美融合的单页扫雷网页游戏。支持自定义大小、主题切换、双击快速扫雷(双击/左右键合击)以及音效。
Jun 2026 · guokai.dev · its alternatives →
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2017 · cnees.github.io · its alternatives →
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Enjoy Minesweeper with Windows XP look and feel on Android
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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