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Archaeosweeper v2.0

A reversed minesweeper and excavation game. Every cell you dig costs budget — find artifacts to replenish it before time runs out. Numbers show how many artifacts are hiding in adjacent cells. Use them as your field survey.

Free · No download Browser · PWA Sound on first click
Select survey zone
Tier I
Surface Survey
8×8 grid
Budget: $5,000 · 3 min
Tier II
Trench Excavation
12×12 grid
Budget: $8,000 · 5 min
Tier III
Deep Excavation
16×16 grid
Budget: $12,000 · 8 min
Budget
$0
Points
0
Artifacts
0 / 0
Time Left
0:00
Dig mode
Choose a cell to begin excavating.
▦ Field Journal — Discoveries 0 found
No discoveries yet.
🏺
EXCAVATION COMPLETE
The field has yielded its secrets.
0
Points
0
Artifacts
0:00
Time Used
$0
Budget Left
Right-click or toggle flag mode to plant a marker.  ·  Numbers show adjacent artifacts.  ·  Double-click to clear a quadrant (costs budget per cell).  ·  Sound activates on first interaction.

Install the game

Play offline — add to your home screen

Archaeosweeper is a PWA — it installs like a native app and works fully offline after the first visit. No app store required.

iPhone & iPad
  1. Open this page in Safari
  2. Tap the Share button □↑ at the bottom
  3. Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen"
  4. Tap Add — done

Launches fullscreen, works offline.

Android
  1. Open this page in Chrome
  2. Tap the menu ⋮ in the top right
  3. Tap "Add to Home Screen"
  4. Tap Add — done

Chrome may also show an install banner automatically.

Desktop
  1. Open this page in Chrome or Edge
  2. Look for the install icon ⊕ in the address bar
  3. Click it and confirm
  4. The game opens in its own window

Works offline after first load.

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