2048
Slide · Merge · Grow
The game loads when you press play.
- Free
- No ads
- No account needed
- No install — plays in your browser
About the game
Slide the tray, fold matching amber tiles into bigger ones and chase the target tile.
2048 is an original sliding-tile puzzle for the amber workshop. Swipe and every tile slides to that side of the carved tray; two tiles showing the same number fold into one worth double, and that number is added to your score. A fresh tile drops into a free slot after every move — usually a 2, sometimes a 4. Reach the target tile to win, then keep playing for a bigger one.
If the tray ever jams with no move left it costs one amber drop and the smallest tiles are melted away so the run can carry on; lose the last drop and the run is over. Board Setup lets you change the tray size, target tile, chance of a 4, number of drops and starting tiles, and the Tray Editor lets you paint a starting position and play it. Fully offline, eleven languages, gamepad-ready.
How to play
- Swipe (or use the arrow keys) to slide every tile to that side of the tray.
- Two tiles with the same number fold into one worth double. The new number is added to your score.
- Every move drops one new tile into a free slot — usually a 2, sometimes a 4.
- Reach the target tile to win — then keep playing for a bigger one.
- If the tray jams with no move left it costs one amber drop, and the smallest tiles are melted away so you can carry on. Lose your last drop and the run is over.
Controls
| Touch | Swipe across the tray to slide every tile in that direction. |
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| Mouse | Click and drag across the tray to slide the tiles; click the buttons to use the menus. |
| Keyboard | Arrow keys, WASD or HJKL slide the tiles; Esc or P pauses, R restarts and M turns the sound on or off. |
| Gamepad | D-pad or left stick slides · A confirms · B pauses · Y restarts · Start or X quits to the menu. |
