Exit Exists 2026 preparation

Compiler: Andrey Bogdanov

This collection features puzzles similar to those presented in the “There Is a Way Out” contest, which will take place on February 1, 2026. Choose a puzzle from the list, and its grid will appear on the right. Click the “Start” button to reveal the given numbers and begin solving. Most of the puzzles in this collection are more difficult than the contest problems, so don’t be discouraged if you can’t solve them all. And if you do manage to solve every puzzle, you should have no trouble winning the contest as well. In that case, take a look at the archive — you’ll find puzzles there that only true champions can solve.

Minesweeper

Author: Anurag Sahay

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Place a mine into some of the empty cells so that each number represents the total count of mines in neighboring cells, including diagonally adjacent cells.

Example puzzle

More about this puzzle

Grid control: Click the mouse button at the selected cell to set/remove a mine. Second click will put auxiliary cross sign, which doesn't affect correctness of the solution, but helps visually. You can also drag the content of one cell to another with the mouse. More details about grid control are at the help page.