MineSweeper Rush news & patch notes

1. Added Relax Mode: You can now enable this mode by clicking the icon in the "About" menu. As it's still in testing, it's currently available as a preview. Once enabled, the anti-cheat system activates—achievements can't be earned, stats won't be recorded, and the game won't count towards the leaderboard. In Relax Mode, the empty row at the top (i.e., the mask row) stays fixed. Players earn points for each cleared line, and a new line is automatically added. Conversely, when a line is added due to a mine trigger or full grid, points are deducted, but no new line is added and the game doesn't end. 2. Fixed issue where mines in the top mask row were incorrectly triggered during consecutive line clears: The game follows a “add line before clear” logic. In some cases, both adding and clearing lines happen in succession. For example, clicking a mine causes all mines in that row to explode and be cleared. At the same time, a new line is added, which may trigger the auto-reveal of adjacent empty tiles (with value 0). If all non-mine tiles in the new line are revealed, more clearing and adding can follow. New lines are created by copying the previous one. If the mask row is at the top and more than two consecutive clears happen, the two rows above it may not yet have mine data. If auto-reveal continues, these uninitialized tiles may open early, causing unintended mine triggers. This has been fixed by disabling auto-reveal of adjacent blanks in the top area, avoiding premature tile openings.

1. Changed the method used to seek WAV files to the beginning, reducing the likelihood of repeated playback. 2. Now attempts to detect whether the system supports MIDI when loading MIDI files.

Fixed a potential black screen issue caused by not sending the WM_PAINT message to the window during drawing.

Reduce the amount of 'Total Mine Flagging' to just 10% of the original requirement.

Fixed an issue where scores in Hard mode were not recorded due to incorrect sorting settings. Players are now welcome to challenge for high scores!

To make MineSweeper Rush even more enjoyable, we’re once again inviting players to contribute background music for the game! If you're interested, please send your music file to:

[email protected]

🎼 Music requirements:

• Must be in MIDI (.mid) format
• No copyright issues — original work preferred
• Should be no longer than 3 minutes
• The tone should be calm or cheerful, not too intense
• May use multiple instruments or channels, but keep it simple and clean

We’d love to hear your creations — your music might be featured in the game! Thanks for being part of this project! 🙌

🎉Dear players, I’m very happy to share that MineSweeper Rush is now officially released — you can play it right now! This is the new version of MineSweeper Tetris: ✅ Same fun and fast puzzle gameplay ✅ New name: MineSweeper Rush ✅ New AppID and leaderboard — everyone starts fresh ✅ Still 100% free, with updates coming regularly ⚠️ Please note: Your progress and achievements from the old version won’t move over, and the leaderboard has been reset. 📌MineSweeper Rush will be our main version from now on — all future updates and features will be added here. 🙏A big thank you to our returning players — your support and feedback during MineSweeper Tetris helped make this new version better. 💬 If you have any problems or ideas, feel free to leave a message in the new community. We’d love to hear from you! 🎯Join now and try to reach the top of the leaderboard! Good luck, and happy sweeping! ⚡

1. Fixed an issue where the help menu incorrectly displayed mines instead of unopened tiles in custom mode. 2. Updated the leaderboard refresh logic: leaderboard data is now refreshed in the background when opened, allowing players to return to the game or access other menus without waiting for the refresh to complete. 3. Fixed a potential issue where concurrent drawing from multiple threads could result in incorrect graphics rendering or window size.

1. Added Steam Cloud support. When cloud saves are available, they will now take priority over local registry saves. 2. Modified the anti-cheat logic: now when cheating is detected, game data will be immediately cleared and scores will not be uploaded.

Dear players, I'm excited to announce that MineSweeper Rush will be released on May 7, 2025! This is the new version of MineSweeper Tetris — same gameplay, new name. It’s still 100% free, with the fast and fun puzzle style many of you enjoyed. 🟢 Same game, new name 🟢 New AppID and a fresh leaderboard 🟢 Progress and achievements won’t carry over 🟢 Ongoing updates and continue support If you liked MineSweeper Tetris, we warmly invite you to join us again in MineSweeper Rush and climb the new leaderboards. Feel free to leave your feedback and help us improve even more. Thank you all for your support, hope to see you in MineSweeper Rush!