Microsoft Minesweeper is a reimagined 2020 version of the classic Windows logic-and-strategy game. The player's primary goal is to remove all the blue water tiles on a grid without detonating the round, spiked naval mines hidden behind some tiles. This version of the game offers three open-access options based on difficulty levels and grid size (i.e., Easy 9x9, Medium 16x16 and Expert 30x16) and Daily Challenges.
With the former, the player makes the game challenging by increasing the size of the grid and the number of potential mines. When they remove a tile successfully, they reveal a blank white square or a square with a number. The number warns the player about the number of mines within one square of it in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal position. With the Daily Challenges option, the player selects the current date and then a challenge based on type and difficulty level.
Daily Challenges include classic gameplay and missions. The player might need to mark the locations of mines with yellow tiles and red flags to disarm the mines, reveal hidden treasures surrounded by mines, or even detonate a certain number of mines.
Minesweeper gives the player a bonus for disarming mines. If the player is ever uncertain about one or more blue tiles, they can also place green tiles labeled with a question mark on the spots of any potential mines.
