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Solve Minesweeper across one to four dimensions, using number clues and highlighted neighbors to locate mines on complex boards.
Released 14 Feb 2018
Solve 4D Minefields
Track 80 Neighbors
Play Wrapped Boards
4D Minesweeper brings the classic mechanics of Minesweeper into the fourth dimension and adds some new features to it.
Developed by Julian Schlüntz · Published by Julian Schlüntz






4D Minesweeper adapts the classic mine-finding puzzle to boards with up to four dimensions. The board is displayed in two dimensions, but each square can connect to as many as 80 neighbors.
Use the numbers around revealed squares to reason out which spaces contain mines and which are safe. The game highlights a square’s neighbors when you enter it, helping you follow the connections and work through the board.
Choose one-, two-, three-, or four-dimensional Minesweeper, with options to make dimensions wrap into shapes such as tubes or tori. More than 80 prepared games are included, alongside delta mode, a button for a favorable start, and autosave.
Players often enjoy the unusual extension of Minesweeper and the demanding logic it brings, with some describing the payoff of learning the board as satisfying. The neighbor highlighting and simpler dimension options are appreciated as ways to make the concept more approachable. Reviews also frequently emphasize the steep learning curve, and a few report slowdowns or problems with larger boards.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Controller required | No |
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