{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9ab918c2cf4c5315fdad6865","clusterId":"c_688022b07d8f70cd5f101b20","slug":"keepsweeper-blends-minesweeper-and-fantasy-rts-on-ios","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Keepsweeper Blends Minesweeper And Fantasy RTS On iOS","summary":"The paid mobile game Keepsweeper, released on the App Store, has drawn attention on X from English-speaking players who describe losing hours to it. Players select tiles on a Minesweeper-style board, a peasant cultivates each one, and points go toward upgrades. Numbers on cleared tiles signal hidden treasures, extra peasants, enemy lairs, or dragons. Four modes exist, all timed. It is free for two stages per mode and currently playable only on iOS and itch.io, with Steam and Android versions stated to be coming soon.","whyItMatters":"Keepsweeper strips the RTS down to upgrades and tile picks while the game runs the cultivation and combat itself, which is the loop that has English-speaking players on X describing it as a time thief.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKeepsweeper keeps the player\u0026#39;s hands off most of the board. Tile clearing and combat with monsters happen automatically; the only inputs are upgrades, tile selection, and placing peasant houses and barracks. Cleared tiles carry numbers that work like Minesweeper\u0026#39;s, except they point at hidden treasures, additional peasants, enemy lairs, and dragons rather than landmines, and the color of a number gives a rough read on whether the tile helps or hurts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe paid App Store release is free through two stages in each of its four modes, which range from defeating a dragon sleeping on the board to reaching a set point total. Every mode runs a timer, and cleared stages can be replayed for time attack. Steam and Android versions are stated to be coming soon.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Keepsweeper is free for two stages per mode. After that, all four modes are timed and paid, so the App Store version is a trial aimed at iOS and itch.io players before Steam and Android arrive.","twitterPost":"Keepsweeper limits free play to two stages per mode, so the iOS and itch.io build works as a paid trial ahead of Steam and Android.","threadsPost":"Keepsweeper is free for two stages per mode and paid after that. All four modes are timed, so the iOS and itch.io release works as a trial version with Steam and Android stated as coming soon.","newsletterBlurb":"Keepsweeper, a paid App Store release that mixes Minesweeper tiles with fantasy RTS, has drawn attention on X from English-speaking players describing lost hours and reflexive app-opening. Players pick tiles, peasants cultivate them, and combat resolves automatically. It is free for two stages per mode across four timed modes, and Steam and Android versions are stated as coming soon.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007v\",\"title\":\"Minesweeper-Style Fantasy RTS Game 'Keepsweeper' Quietly Buzzes as a 'Time Thief'; Clear Unclaimed Tiles to Cultivate Land, from Dragon Slaying to City-Building Modes - More Than You Can Play\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4295,"outputTokens":692,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791353232,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T06:01:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T06:06:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T06:06:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_688022b07d8f70cd5f101b20","canonicalTitle":"マインスイーパー風のファンタジーRTSゲーム『Keepsweeper』が“時間泥棒だ”とひそかに話題。未開拓のマスを解放し土地を開墾、ドラゴン退治から街を発展させるモードまで遊びきれない","representativeArticleId":"a_ad5bc9d30c0b476c1f826151","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Keepsweeper\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-07T04:42:11.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-07T04:42:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T06:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007v","title":"マインスイーパー風のファンタジーRTSゲーム『Keepsweeper』が“時間泥棒だ”とひそかに話題。未開拓のマスを解放し土地を開墾、ドラゴン退治から街を発展させるモードまで遊びきれない"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Keepsweeper"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}