Read nearby counts
A number describes how many hidden moles occupy adjacent active tiles, including diagonals.
Free browser puzzle · No download
Play Molesweeper Online
Use number clues to clear the garden without startling every hidden mole.
3 moles
Game settings
YOUR GARDEN MAP
Choose a level
Clear a board to unlock the next shape.
LEVEL CLEAR
Garden cleared!
Every safe patch has been uncovered.
Click a tile to dig. Switch to Flag, right-click, or long-press to mark a suspected mole. Progress stays in this browser.
A garden full of clues
Minesweeper logic, with a softer landing
Molesweeper is a free puzzle game you can play directly in your browser. Instead of avoiding explosive mines, you are mapping hidden moles across twenty hand-shaped garden boards.
Every revealed number tells you how many moles are hiding in the surrounding eight positions. Combine those clues, place flags where a mole must be, and uncover every safe tile to calm the garden. Your first dig always protects the chosen tile and its immediate neighbors, so each round begins with useful information instead of an instant loss.
- FreeNo account
- 20Shaped levels
- 3Hints per level
- LocalSaved progress
Game overview
What is Molesweeper?
Molesweeper keeps the readable clue system of classic Minesweeper while changing the pace. A wrong dig costs one heart instead of ending the board immediately, and a limited hint can reveal a genuinely safe patch when the deduction stalls.
Mark certain moles
Flags are notes, not guesses. Place one when the surrounding clues leave no safe alternative.
Open every safe tile
The level clears when every non-mole space is revealed. The game marks remaining moles for you.
Getting started
Controls & interface
The board works with a mouse, keyboard, or touchscreen. Choose the input that makes your deduction easiest to track.
Dig a tile
Use Dig mode and select a covered tile. Safe blank areas expand automatically.
Place a flag
Use Flag mode, right-click on desktop, or long-press on touch devices.
Watch your hearts
You receive three hearts per level. Finding a mole spends one and leaves the clue visible.
Use a hint
Each level includes three hints. A hint opens a safe tile or connected safe area.
Open around a clue
Select a revealed number after placing the same number of nearby flags to open the remaining neighbors.
Restart cleanly
Open settings to restart a board, toggle sound or haptics, or reset all local progress.
Rules & strategy
How to play Molesweeper
These four ideas solve every board. The detailed guide includes examples for edges, corners, flags, and numbered clue chains.
Begin with the free opening
Your first dig is safe, as are its immediate neighbors. Use the opened area as the starting point for every deduction.
Match flags to the clue
If a “2” touches exactly two covered tiles, both contain moles. Mark them before opening elsewhere.
Subtract known moles
If a “3” already touches two flags, only one additional adjacent covered tile can contain a mole.
Clear proven-safe tiles
When a clue already has all of its moles flagged, every other covered neighbor is safe to dig.
A changing garden map
Twenty boards, not one repeating rectangle
Each level changes the active shape, clue density, and number of hidden moles. Early boards teach the controls on compact patterns; later gardens stretch across branches, diagonals, and open pockets that make edge counting more important.
Shaped grids
Only visible garden tiles participate, so empty space changes which clues can touch.
Steady progression
Boards grow from 3 moles on Level 1 to 14 moles on Level 20.
Saved unlocks
Completed levels remain available in the level chooser on the same browser.
3 moles · 24 tiles
9 moles · 54 tiles
14 moles · 63 tiles
Why the puzzle feels friendly
Small comforts around serious clues
No countdown
There is no timer pushing you into a guess. Pause, inspect overlapping clues, and continue when the pattern makes sense.
Play without an account
The game does not ask for a name or login. Level unlocks and settings use browser storage on your device.
Sound is optional
Short audio and vibration cues can be turned off independently in the settings panel.
Keyboard-friendly controls
Every board tile is a real button with a visible focus state and an accessible label describing its state.
Reduced-motion support
System preferences can remove bounce, confetti, and transition motion without changing the puzzle.
Offline after the first visit
Core game files are cached on supported browsers, so a familiar board can load even when a connection drops.
Common questions
Molesweeper FAQ
Is Molesweeper free to play?
Yes. The full browser game and all twenty levels are free, with no account or download required.
Is Molesweeper the same as classic Minesweeper?
It uses the same adjacent-number deduction at its core, but adds shaped boards, three hearts, three hints, and a mole-themed presentation.
Can the first click reveal a mole?
No. The first selected tile and its immediate neighbors are excluded when the level places moles.
Do flags have to be perfect to win?
No. Flags help you reason about the board, but the win condition is revealing every safe tile. Remaining moles are marked automatically.
Where is my progress stored?
Unlocked levels and sound or haptics settings are saved in local browser storage. They are not attached to an online account.
What happens when I lose all three hearts?
The board reveals its moles and offers a clean retry. Your already unlocked levels remain available.
A quiet challenge is waiting
Ready to clear the next garden?
Start with Level 1, learn the nearby-number pattern, and unlock every shape at your own pace.