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Globesweeper

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2019

Should you play it?

Use logic to clear tiles while avoiding mines. Choose from tiny one minute globes to colossal hour long marathons. With hexagonal, square and triangle game modes this unforgiving puzzle game will keep you coming back for more.

What works

  • Innovative 3d minesweeper with multiple tile shapes
  • Guaranteed solvable mode eliminates guesswork
  • Extensive customization of puzzle size and difficulty
  • Relaxing music and satisfying sound effects
  • Good value for price with high replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • No cooperative or social gameplay
  • Some ui and control quirks (e.g. non-remappable keys)
  • Large puzzles can be tedious and punishing on mistakes
  • Graphics are simple and minimalistic
  • Achievements can be grindy

What to play next

Top picks

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Less survival-focused

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Less competitive

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Globesweeper. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Globesweeper. These titles are not in What to play next.

Globesweeper: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Violence, Fellowship.

Last update: 25/08/2026