Hero Sweeper
akihiro kaneko Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Hero Sweeper is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by akihiro kaneko. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated October 19, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 68 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 19
- 2026 · v1.8
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About Hero Sweeper
Read the numbers, find the mines and guide the hero to the exit. Every board can be solved by logic alone. HOW TO PLAY Each number shows how many mines are in the 8 cells around it. The hero starts at the entrance and heads for the door. You can open cells next to the path you have already opened. Open a 0 and the safe area spreads at once. 8 DUNGEONS AND CLEAR TIMES Starting Meadow, Rat Cave, Misty Forest, Old Tower and the Demon King's Castle. Clear the castle to open the Hall of Mirrors, Dragon's Nest and Sunken Temple, where the entrance and exit move. Your best time is saved for each stage, and your best time without hints or revives is kept separately as "No-hint". DETOUR CHESTS AND THE TREASURE BOOK Chests hide off the direct path to the exit. Read the numbers and you can reach them with no luck needed. Clear the stage to bring the treasure home and add it to your Treasure Book (48 in all). DRESS YOUR HERO Complete a stage's treasures to unlock new cape colors and gear (Silver Knight, Dragon Knight, Sea Mage), then change outfits from the Treasure Book. HINTS AND REVIVES Watch one video from the hint button to get 3 hints. Hints mark the board step by step, showing each number as mine dots and which cells are mines or safe. The timer pauses while you look at a hint. If you hit a mine, watch a video to continue from just before it (up to twice per run; the second time takes 2 videos). PRACTICE BOARD First-timers get a 5x5 practice board that shows how to read the numbers. Replay it any time from How to Play. FLAGS Flags are notes for yourself. Long-press, or use Flag mode, to place or remove them. ADS You choose to watch videos for hints and revives, and an ad appears after every third finished run (not right after you watched a video). Only non-personalized ads are shown. REMOVE ADS (ONE-TIME IN-APP PURCHASE) Buy once to stop automatic ads, and get hints and revives right away without videos. After changing devices or reinstalling, use Restore Purchase on the title screen. ALSO - No account needed - Records are stored only on your device - Plays on iPhone and iPad - Japanese and English SUPPORT Please contact us through the form on the support page.
What’s new
Version 1.8 · Updated October 19, 2026
- Daily Board: one shared board every day, one try, no hints or revives. Race for the best time on the Game Center leaderboard, keep your streak and share your result. - Time medals: gold, silver and bronze for every stage. Earn gold from the Meadow to the Castle to unlock the golden cape. - Stage stars: up to four stars per stage for clearing, clearing without revives, clearing without hints, and finding all six treasures. - Marks: "No Flags" (escape without placing a flag) and "Every Corner" (open every cell you can deduce before escaping). - 15 Game Center achievements, including progress you have already made. - New gear: six pieces of equipment with rarities, from the Wooden Sword to the Moon Priestess. - Rebalanced difficulty: the Meadow is gentler, and the stages beyond the Castle are more challenging. The exit of the Sunken Temple has moved.
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App privacy
The developer, akihiro kaneko, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data, Crash Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality
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