Minesweeper! for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By edgybirthstone

  Great, with one suggestion.

  I love this app, it's more gorgeous than the original game. I would, however, like it if the squares were more distinguishable from one another. All of them kind of blend together and they're rather hard to see. It looks more like a solid color.

  
  
• By NMBAM

  Cannot flag mine; game never ends (MacBookPro 2016)

  The game is simple and fun (all I needed) until I got all the mines identified…but could not get the game to work. As others have reported, there is no way to actually mark a mine using control-click (right click). right-click cycles through “flag” (not “mine flag”) and question mark. As there is no way to mark the mine, the game never ends unless you intentionally hit a known mine to end the game. Cannot get the rewind or replay or anything else to work. There are no instructions on how to deal with this, and no help reference to a web site. Sure, it was only 99 cents and I’d like to say you get what you pay for. But at 99 cents, it costs twice what it’s worth.

  
  
• By octocolin

  It’s alright…..

  First, there are issues with trying to left click to mark a mine, and it is registered as a left click thus triggering the mine - very annoying. Also, there are flaws in the algorithm used to lay out boards, a board should be winnable by logic entirely yet there are times when guessing is required, this is very annoying if you spend 5-6 minutes on a large board and it comes down to a guess. Another issue I’ve found (which is somewhat rare) is that a mine can occur in a place where a number is required to go. For example, I had a game where I had 5 mines on the bottom of the grid, so that there were 3 mines across, and then two below that with a blank space in between them and below that was the edge of the screen. The rules of minesweeper dictate that the blank should have been a 5, however it was a mine. Annoying- that’s the best word I can use to describe the bugs/flaws of this app.

  
  
• By GibsonCRG

  OK but lacking full set of “classic” features

  Seems stable, and the UI is ok though it’s not the “classic” Minesweeper grid. The real items lacking though are the “question mark” marker state, and also the ability to click on a number that’s been revealed to highlight the surrounding squares for quick identification. The “double-clicking” on a number (versus right-clicking) to clear out the surrounding hidden squares is a UI choice but I could get used to it except for the other items. Going to go looking for a full implementation somewhere else.

  
  

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