I’m the creator of zsweep. It’s a keyboard-centric Minesweeper clone where you play entirely using Vim motions (h, j, k, l to move; w/b to skip words; etc.).
The Backstory: I wanted to build a project to get my hands dirty with Svelte 5 and the new Runes system. I also wanted a way to practice Vim muscle memory that wasn't just typing code.
Tech Stack:
Frontend: Svelte 5 (Runes) + SvelteKit
Styling: Tailwind CSS
State: Custom Finite State Machine (FSM) for the game logic
The Challenge: One of the hardest parts was getting the "chording" logic right (where you clear multiple squares at once) while keeping the keyboard navigation feeling instant and "vim-like."
It’s open source, so if you’re curious about how Svelte 5 handles game state, feel free to poke around the code: https://github.com/oug-t/zsweep
I’d love to hear your feedback on the controls or any edge cases you find!
Hi HN,
I’m the creator of zsweep. It’s a keyboard-centric Minesweeper clone where you play entirely using Vim motions (h, j, k, l to move; w/b to skip words; etc.).
The Backstory: I wanted to build a project to get my hands dirty with Svelte 5 and the new Runes system. I also wanted a way to practice Vim muscle memory that wasn't just typing code.
Tech Stack:
Frontend: Svelte 5 (Runes) + SvelteKit
Styling: Tailwind CSS
State: Custom Finite State Machine (FSM) for the game logic
The Challenge: One of the hardest parts was getting the "chording" logic right (where you clear multiple squares at once) while keeping the keyboard navigation feeling instant and "vim-like."
It’s open source, so if you’re curious about how Svelte 5 handles game state, feel free to poke around the code: https://github.com/oug-t/zsweep
I’d love to hear your feedback on the controls or any edge cases you find!
Repo: https://github.com/oug-t/zsweep
also trying to add features with three.js for better visual impressions.
Play at: https://zsweep.com