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14 Minesweeper Variants on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Minesweeper but the rules are changing.

14 Minesweeper Variants is a puzzle, logic and minimalist game developed by Alith Games and Artless Games and published by Artless Games.
Released on November 14th 2022 is available on Windows and MacOS in 11 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Dutch, Korean, Polish, Russian, Swedish and Vietnamese.

It has received 1,266 reviews of which 1,229 were positive and 37 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 6.89€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified 14 Minesweeper Variants into these genres:

Puzzle Logic Minimalist Experimental Casual Difficult Abstract Procedural Generation Indie Strategy Singleplayer Psychological Horror

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 or later
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 11 or later
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space

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User reviews & Ratings

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1170 hours played
May 2026
This game is my entire life. I have written fanfiction about it. It played a role in how I met my boyfriend two years ago. I use it with some of my students (ages 8-10) to develop their logical thinking. After 1142 hours, I have finally unlocked ultimate mode. I cannot describe the feelings I am feeling right now. Honestly, I am a bit emotional. It's been like three years since I first downloaded this. I have a good 300+ hours on the second one too, but this one has a special place in my heart. I use it to calm my brain after stressful days. It's what inspired me to start coding again. I don't think this game is for everyone, but it is an incredible game. Life-changing, one might even say. To quote the dating profile bio that got my now boyfriend to reach out to me over two years ago: 'i am currently obsessed with this steam game called 14 minesweeper variants. it delivers exactly what it promises. iconic.' Thank you, whoever made this. You've made at least one autistic man very very happy.
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95 hours played
May 2026
The title literally says what you'll find here: 14 Minesweeper variants. Let's not count the extras and the combinations and whatever else. Unlike usual Minesweeper, every puzzle is designed to have a logical solution. You won't need to guess, and in fact, the game will punish you for guessing. (If you try to click a cell that cannot be logically deducible, the game will re-arrange the mines to make your click wrong.) So this is in a similar vein as HexCells and Tametsi. What differentiates it is, of course, the variants. This game doesn't go to huge grids like the other games I mentioned above; the largest grid size is 8x8. But it comes with 14 variants; 7 of them are structural variants, the other 7 change what a clue means. Later on, you also unlock combinations: one structural variant and one clue variant, each clue can come from a different variant, etc. Each set (variant/size combination) in the puzzle comes with around 100 puzzles. All of them are computer-assisted, which is somewhat unfortunate. If you're looking for a beautiful key logical idea, you won't find it in these puzzles. However, the puzzles are curated to make sure they make use of the variant rules, so doing many puzzles in a set will teach you new general deductions for the variant, similar to how you can learn Minesweeper patterns like 1-2-1 along an edge. To further emphasize you don't need to full clear a set, nothing in the game requires you to clear all 100 puzzles; at worst you just need to clear 10 of them. The game presentation is extremely basic; you can say it's "art-less", true to the developer's name. But that's good, because you can then focus on the puzzles. It also comes with a note-taking function, letting you draw on top of the grid, which is incredible for the more difficult puzzles. If you liked HexCells, or even if you didn't like HexCells, this is an easy recommend.
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2151 hours played
March 2026
My 2025 Game of the Year, a steal for $7. All the puzzles can be solved logically, the variants are unique and there are even some extras thrown in. I look forward to playing other games that the developer designs.
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24 hours played
Feb. 2026
Would you believe it if I told you there's more than 14 variants? An excellent game which combines creative puzzle designs with endless variation and good ergonomics. I absolutely love the system that both punishes you for incorrect guesses and simultaneously provides good hints. Even if you're not hooked, if you do maybe one puzzle a week it's still worth the price. I think the philosophy of being 'artless' sometimes actually means that the graphic design is poor -- for example having white highlight on a white square -- but this is somewhat forgivable. Don't let the style lead you to thinking this isn't a game made with care!
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228 hours played
Sept. 2025
One of the nerdiest experiences out there, but it's excellent, all the puzzles are very satisfying. Frustrating at times, but you know it's a skill issue, and technically there's hints if you want it (but why buy the game if you plan to use the hints?). No idea how the coding behind this works, but it must be crazy to mathematically ensure solutions with just enough information given to the player... insane stuff
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Frequently Asked Questions

14 Minesweeper Variants is currently priced at 6.89€ on Steam.

No, 14 Minesweeper Variants is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 6.89€ on Steam.

Yes, 14 Minesweeper Variants received 1,229 positive votes out of a total of 1,266 achieving an impressive rating of 9.16.
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14 Minesweeper Variants was developed by Alith Games and Artless Games and published by Artless Games.

Yes, 14 Minesweeper Variants is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, 14 Minesweeper Variants is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, 14 Minesweeper Variants is not playable on Linux.

14 Minesweeper Variants is a single-player game.

No, 14 Minesweeper Variants does not currently offer any DLC.

No, 14 Minesweeper Variants does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, 14 Minesweeper Variants does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, 14 Minesweeper Variants is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for 14 Minesweeper Variants.

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14 Minesweeper Variants
6.89€ Buy Now
Rating
9.2
1,229
37
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Developer
Alith Games, Artless Games
Publisher
Artless Games
Release 14 Nov 2022
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