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Reversing Minesweeper

Reconstruction of the Windows XP Minesweeper source code from its binary, documented step by step. Inactive since 2019.

Decompilation Human-led stalled
Source code
Image: the project's own GitHub preview · source
Stars146+0 ★ in 4 days
Commits, 30 days0
Latest release—
Last pushJun 25, 2019

GitHub figures as of 2026-10-18, refreshed daily.

Facts

Original
Minesweeper (Windows XP) (2001)
Platform
Windows
Method
Decompilation
Provenance
Human-led · Repo created 2019, predates AI coding tools (GitHub) what this means
Status
stalled
Licence
unknown
Team
repnz
Started
2019-05
Runs on
Windows
Needs the original
Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy

How to get it legally

This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Minesweeper (Windows XP) you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.

This project was decompiled by repnz. Facts last checked 2026-10-14. Suggest a correction

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