How to play Microsoft Minesweeper on Mac

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Game summary

Featuring adjustable difficulty, classic Minesweeper gameplay, and a brand new Adventure mode, Microsoft Minesweeper is better than ever. Classic Mode Play the logic game you know and love, now with updated graphics and sound. Play with a touch screen or with a mouse and keyboard to mark the locations of all the mines without uncovering any of them! Start with an Easy puzzle and work your way up to Expert. Adventure Mode Players who want a different kind of challenge can try this brand new game mode! Use your skills in Adventure mode to guide your brave hero to the center of Earth, collecting riches along the way. Blending traditional Minesweeper rules with fun new goals, Adventure Mode is a fresh take on a classic! Daily Challenges Players receive new Challenges every day. Complete them to earn prizes and compete with your friends! Xbox Integration Log in with your Xbox account to earn achievements, compete with your friends, and more. You can even play, pause, and resume your game on any Windows 8 device - start a game on one device, pause it, and pick up on another device where you left off!
First released: Jul 2012

Play Microsoft Minesweeper on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Microsoft Minesweeper on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Microsoft Minesweeper installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Microsoft Minesweeper like you would on any PC.
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