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Better Minesweeper

A modern take on classic Minesweeper, focused on quality-of-life improvements, flexibility, and customization.

97%
of 78 reviews
Free
Released: Jun 14, 2026  •  Developer: Pyrite Standard  •  Publisher: Pyrite Standard

The Developer Says...

Better Minesweeper is a modern take on classic Minesweeper, focused on quality-of-life improvements, flexibility, and customization.

Highlights:

  • 30+ Options to customize the game to fit your playstyle. From reveal on press, paint flags, recursive chording, and first-click-safety options.

  • 40+ Stats, Custom Stats with over 100 tracked variables to work with, and 400+ All-Time Stats.

  • Sharable Seeds and Daily Runs.

  • No Guess that preserves all logically solvable scenarios.

  • Real-Time Probability Calculator.

  • Import and Share Custom Skins, and change the color of the numbers via color-picker.

  • Replays that you can easily share via link, with an in-browser player.

  • FULLY customizable inputs and hotkeys. (You can L Chord, L+R, Middle, you can use the ESC key if you want.)

  • Draw straight on the board, no need to take it into paint anymore.

  • Gamemodes, such as Custom 3BV, Aim Trainer, Worse Minesweeper.

Real-Time Probability Calculator and Solving Tools:


“Better" is subjective because players value different things in Minesweeper, from speed and efficiency to competition or casual puzzle solving. Through continued updates and community feedback, the goal is to build a "Better Minesweeper", whatever better means to you.

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Reviews

97%

Overwhelmingly Positive

Based on 78 reviews


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