Microsoft Minesweeper
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| Developers | |
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| Arkadium | |
| Publishers | |
| Xbox Game Studios | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 26, 2012 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Ad-supported, Free-to-play, Subscription |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Relaxed |
| Perspectives | Top-down view, Flip screen |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Puzzle |
| Art styles | Abstract |
| Series | Microsoft Windows |
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This page is for Windows App version for 8 and later. For Vista and 7 version, see Minesweeper (Vista).
Microsoft Minesweeper is a singleplayer top-down view and flip screen puzzle game in the Microsoft Windows series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | |
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- All versions require Microsoft Store DRM.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ad-supported | Advertisements are displayed during gameplay without Premium subscription. Sometimes fullscreen non-skippable advertisement video is played before starting new puzzle. |
| Free-to-play | All content is available. |
| Subscription | Premium subscription removes all advertisements. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftMinesweeper_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Settings\ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftMinesweeper_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
General settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Uses desktop behavior and settings. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound Effects only | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Arabic | ||||
| Basque | ||||
| Bulgarian | ||||
| Catalan | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Croatian | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| Estonian | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| French | ||||
| Galician | ||||
| German | ||||
| Greek | ||||
| Hebrew | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Latvian | ||||
| Lithuanian | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Romanian | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Serbian | ||||
| Slovenian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | ||||
| Thai | ||||
| Turkish | ||||
| Ukrainian |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | ARM support was removed sometime after 2019. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 8, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ARM, x86, neutral, x64 | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 191.5 MB | |