SFML Minesweeper
A remake of the classic game Minesweeper in SFML
Overview
In first year of University we learnt how to make basic 2D games using SFML and C++, I got really interested in making my own games from scratch from this module rather than using a game engine, and wanted to practice that skill and get a deeper understanding on the flow of game loops. During the break between first and second year I started working on this project to practice that skill, recreating one of my favourite games at the time Minesweeper (Which I still love to this day, and can flex that I used to have a top 100 score on the extreme mode on speedrun.com).
Key Features
- Different Difficulties matching the original Minesweeper
- Protection against the first click becoming a mine
- MySQL to save best scores
- All the mechanics of the classic minesweeper
Technologies Used
Screenshots
Challenges & Solutions
The challenges in this project were not as difficult as others, as this was the second project using the technologies used so I could practice with them more after the assignment for University, in which I made flappy bird. The main challenge with this project was the mechanics of Minesweeper as they seem simple at first, but are a lot more complex when actually trying to re-create them.
What I learned
I learned a lot about how the flow of a game loop actually runs such as the order for updating, rendering and checking collisions / inputs. I also got a better understanding into C++, the mechanics in minesweeper use a lot of tile checking (Especially when opening a tile with no number as it needs to open every other non-number tile and every first number tile they're connected to) which can lead to using a lot of processing power. It's not on the level of what I could make as of writing this about the project (19/03/2026) but for my current skill at the time I believe it to be well made.