14 Minesweeper Variants

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 1,705 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 24.5h for positive, 4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (80.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (66)

• [V] Complete 5 levels in [V] 100%
• [Q] Complete 5 levels in [Q] 79%
• [M] Complete 5 levels in [M] 71%
• [C] Complete 5 levels in [C] 71%
• [T] Complete 5 levels in [T] 62%
• [L] Complete 5 levels in [L] 61%
• [W] Complete 5 levels in [W] 55%
• [O] Complete 5 levels in [O] 51%
• [D] Complete 5 levels in [D] 47%
• [N] Complete 5 levels in [N] 47%
• [S] Complete 5 levels in [S] 46%
• [X] Complete 5 levels in [X] 45%
• [P] Complete 5 levels in [P] 43%
• [B] Complete 5 levels in [B] 43%
• [V] Perfect 10 levels in [V]8x8 41%
• [E] Complete 5 levels in [E] 40%
• [+] Complete 10 levels in [+] 31%
• [#] Complete 10 levels in [#] 28%
• [5] Unlock 5x5 gallery 27%
• [Q] Perfect 10 levels in [Q]8x8 25%
• [M] Perfect 10 levels in [M]8x8 20%
• [C] Perfect 10 levels in [C]8x8 17%
• Master of minesweeper variants Perfect 10 levels in [+][#]8x8 15%
• [L] Perfect 10 levels in [L]8x8 15%
• [T] Perfect 10 levels in [T]8x8 14%
• [W] Perfect 10 levels in [W]8x8 14%
• [6] Unlock 6x6 gallery 13%
• [X'] Complete 5 levels in [X'] 13%
• [8] Unlock 8x8 gallery 13%
• [+] Perfect 10 levels in [+]8x8 13%
• [T'] Complete 5 levels in [T'] 12%
• [B] Perfect 10 levels in [B]8x8 12%
• [A] Complete 5 levels in [A] 12%
• [O] Perfect 10 levels in [O]8x8 11%
• [D] Perfect 10 levels in [D]8x8 11%
• [7] Unlock 7x7 gallery 11%
• [S] Perfect 10 levels in [S]8x8 11%
• [K] Complete 5 levels in [K] 11%
• [H] Complete 5 levels in [H] 11%
• [X] Perfect 10 levels in [X]8x8 10%
• [D'] Complete 5 levels in [D'] 9.9%
• [N] Perfect 10 levels in [N]8x8 9.9%
• [W'] Complete 5 levels in [W'] 9.6%
• [X'] Perfect 10 levels in [X']8x8 9.4%
• [P] Perfect 10 levels in [P]8x8 9.2%
• [#] Perfect 10 levels in [#]8x8 9.1%
• [E] Perfect 10 levels in [E]8x8 8.7%
• [E'] Complete 5 levels in [E'] 8.1%
• [H] Perfect 10 levels in [H]8x8 6.5%
• All Directions Use a hint with both horizontal and vertical arrows in [B]! 6.1%
• [U] Complete 5 levels in [U][W] 6.0%
• 5 Perfect the 5x5 gallery (excluding bonus variants) 5.7%
• [W'] Perfect 10 levels in [W']8x8 5.6%
• [A] Perfect 10 levels in [A]8x8 5.1%
• [D'] Perfect 10 levels in [D']8x8 4.9%
• [T'] Perfect 10 levels in [T']8x8 4.7%
• Blank Find a board with no starting clues 4.4%
• [U] Perfect 10 levels in [U][W]8x8 4.4%
• [K] Perfect 10 levels in [K]8x8 4.2%
• [E'] Perfect 10 levels in [E']8x8 4.0%
• [#'] Complete 10 levels in [#'] 3.9%
• 6 Perfect the 6x6 gallery (excluding bonus variants) 3.9%
• 7 Perfect the 7x7 gallery (excluding bonus variants) 3.4%
• 8 Perfect the 8x8 gallery (excluding bonus variants) 3.2%
• Grandmaster of minesweeper variants Perfect 10 levels in [+][#]8x8! 3.1%
• [#'] Perfect 10 levels in [#']8x8 3.0%