2048
Slide the tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. Reach the 2048 tile to win.
Game over!
← ↑ ↓ → or WASD to move · U undo · Swipe on the board on phones
How to play 2048
Each move slides every tile as far as it can go in that direction, and a new 2 (or sometimes a 4) appears in an empty square. Two tiles with the same number merge, and their sum is added to your score. The game ends when the board is full and no merges are possible.
Strategy that works
- Pick a corner and keep your biggest tile there.
- Mostly use two or three directions (for example left, down and right) and only press the fourth when you have to.
- Build a "snake" of decreasing values along the edge, such as 1024 → 512 → 256 → 128, so merges chain into your corner.
2048 was created by Gabriele Cirulli in 2014 as a weekend project and released as open source.