Vanir Forge / Cubesweeper
First out of the fire
Minesweeper, wrapped around a cube. And then dug into.
On Google Play the game is in closed testing: write me and I'll add you to the testers. iOS follows after the Android release. Tell me when it is out and I'll reply from my inbox when it is; there is no mailing list.
Two ways to play
Cube
Six Minesweeper boards are glued together into one glossy cube you spin with a finger. A number counts the mines around it including the cells just across the edge on the neighbouring face, so one clue can reach onto two or three faces. The 24 corner cells only touch 7 neighbours, not 8. Clear all six faces to win.
Core
The cube is made of nested layers of rock, colour-coded by depth, and each layer is its own board. Solved rock crumbles away and opens holes onto the layer beneath, mines you have proven are ejected and detonate at a safe distance, and the glowing core stays sealed until the layer around it is solved. Dig your way in and claim it.
How it plays
| Action | Mouse & keyboard | Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Rotate the cube | drag | one-finger drag |
| Zoom | wheel | pinch |
| Reveal | left click | tap |
| Flag | right click | hold, or Flag Mode + tap |
| Chord (reveal around a satisfied number) | left-click the number | tap the number |
| Flag-chord, CORE (flag what a number proves) | right-click the number | hold the number |
| Look into a pit | double-click a voxel, R recenters | double-tap, ⌖ recenters |
| See which cells a number counts | hover it | tap it (stays lit until you tap elsewhere) |
| Spin | arrows / WASD | — |
| New game · flag mode · mute · menu · help | N · F · M · Esc · H | buttons |
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Press kit
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