Vim Sweeper is a keyboard-only Minesweeper game for practicing Vim motions and building muscle memory while you play.
Play it here: wwdev-vim-sweeper.vercel.app
Move around the board with familiar Vim motions:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
h j k l |
Move left, down, up, right |
w / b |
Jump forward / backward |
0 / $ |
Start / end of the line |
g / G / M |
Top / bottom / middle |
Ctrl-d / Ctrl-u |
Scroll down / up |
Ctrl-f / Ctrl-b |
Scroll a screen down / up |
x / Space |
Open a cell |
m / f |
Flag a cell |
Backspace |
Show a hint |
r |
Restart the game |
You can prefix movement keys with a number, just like in Vim. For example, 5j moves down five rows.
Requirements: Node.js and Yarn.
yarn
yarn devThe development server will print a local URL to open in your browser.
Other commands:
yarn build # Create a production build
yarn preview # Preview the production build locally
yarn lint # Run ESLint- React 19
- TypeScript
- Vite
- Tailwind CSS
- React Hotkeys Hook
- minesweeper-tui — terminal version of Minesweeper.
- minesweeper.nvim — Minesweeper inside Neovim.
- minesweeper-svelte — Minesweeper Svelte.
The core game feature was built by me. The visual style and UI polish were created with Codex.