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  1. Antimine
  2. Minesweeper by Evgeny Karavashkin
  3. Minesweeper for Android
  4. Minesweeper Classic: Retro
  5. Minesweeper: Collector

Antimine

Price: Free / $0.99

Antimine is a minimal version of minesweeper with enough features to compete. The game has three difficulty levels. However, it also has a progression system that gets continuously harder as you win and then backs off a bit when you lose. Some other features include themes, a clean UI, game stats for you more hardcore players out there, and four different control schemes. The game’s algorithm makes every puzzle solvable with logic so you don’t have to guess at all. We also like the addition of achievements and leaderboards. It doesn’t color outside the lines much, but it’s a great, simple minesweeper game.

Minesweeper by Evgeny Karavashkin

Price: Free / Up to $7.99

This version of Minesweeper is, to our knowledge, the most popular on the Android platform at the time of this writing. It has most of the stuff one would want for a minesweeper title. It has three difficulty levels and a custom mode in case you want something harder. Additionally, it has decent controls, a social play feature, a redo feature, an auto-save mode, and a variety of tutorials for beginners. It won’t blow your mind, but it’ll scratch that itch to play minesweeper.

Minesweeper for Android

Price: Free

Minesweeper for Android is one of the most popular minesweeper games. The game features a global leaderboard, four difficulty levels, a custom mode, support for tablets, and more. You can zoom in on specific spots to avoid mistakes and everything looks about as you would expect. Additionally, there are tools for people to speed run the game if you want to. This one is one of the older offerings but it’s still relevant in this space even now. Minesweeper Classic (Google Play link) is another decent option, but we like this one better because it has fewer ads.

Minesweeper Classic: Retro

Minesweeper Classic Retro screenshot

Minesweeper Classic: Retro is one of the strongest offerings for minesweeper fans. The game starts off every level with an open area. There are also four difficulties, a custom mode, over 40 themes, and above average controls. There is also a guess-free mode where every puzzle is solvable with logic and strategy. Finally, it’s beginner-friendly with its hint system and its tap number feature to show you all the relevant squares. The game makes its money by selling themes and that’s perfectly reasonable. There is also a coin system, but you can earn coins pretty quickly in-game so it’s not a big deal.

Minesweeper: Collector

Price: Free to play

Minesweeper: Collector is where we start to deviate from the norm a little bit. The game features odd map shapes, actual levels (1,350 of them), various rewards to collect, and three difficulties. You basically play levels, complete them, and collect rewards to complete collections. The game also includes a premium DLC add-on with over 700 additional puzzles. It’s definitely not vanilla minesweeper but that’s okay. There are plenty of vanilla minesweeper options. This one is good for beginners and people looking for minesweeper but with some other elements tossed in.