Play 2048

2048 is a sliding-tile puzzle played on a grid of numbered tiles. Every move slides all the tiles in one direction, and when two tiles with the same number touch they merge into one tile with double the value. The goal is to keep merging until you create a tile worth 2048 — and you can keep going for an even higher score after that.

Swipe or press an arrow key to slide every tile as far as it can go in that direction. Tiles with matching numbers that collide combine into their sum, and a new 2 or 4 tile appears in a random empty square after each move. Plan your slides so equal tiles line up; the game ends when the board is full and no move can merge anything.

You win the moment you build a 2048 tile. A short message appears, and you can choose Keep going to chase 4096, 8192, and beyond, or start a fresh board. Reaching 2048 usually means keeping your largest tiles stacked in one corner and merging toward it patiently rather than scattering big tiles across the grid.

Yes. Every board here is completely free, with no app to install and no account required. Play as many games as you like in your browser on phone, tablet, or desktop — and if you want to appear on the daily leaderboard, you can optionally sign in.

Besides the classic 4×4 board, you can play a tighter 3×3 grid and a roomier 5×5 grid. The 3×3 board is a fast, high-pressure challenge where the board fills quickly, while the 5×5 board gives you far more space to organize merges and build enormous tiles. The rules are identical; only the grid size changes.

The daily challenge gives everyone the exact same sequence of tile spawns for a given day and board size, so scores are directly comparable. Because the board is identical for every player, the daily leaderboard is a fair contest of skill rather than luck. Undo is disabled in daily mode to keep it fair.

It depends on the mode. In Standard mode Undo is a power-up: you start with two and earn more by building bigger tiles, so you can rewind several moves. Classic mode has no undo at all — every move is final. The daily challenge also disables undo to keep the leaderboard fair. Puzzle-library and past archive boards keep a simple one-step undo (the Undo button, the U key, or Ctrl+Z).

Yes. Your current game, your best score, and your stats are saved locally in your browser, so you can close the tab and pick up exactly where you left off. Clearing your browser data resets them. Signing in is optional and only adds the daily leaderboard and cross-device sync.

Standard mode gives you three power-ups. Undo rewinds your last move, Swap exchanges the values of any two tiles, and Delete clears every tile that shows a chosen number. You begin each game with two undos, one swap, and no deletes, then earn more by creating 128, 256, and 512 tiles — each power-up banks up to five uses. Swap and Delete never spawn a new tile and do not count as a move. Power-ups exist only in Standard mode; Classic and the daily challenge play by the original rules.

Classic mode is 2048 exactly as it was first released: slide, merge, and reach 2048 with no undo and no power-ups. Every move is final, so it is the purest test of skill. Classic keeps its own saved game separate from Standard mode.

Yes. The interactive tutorial walks you through sliding tiles, merging matching numbers, and building your first big tile, advancing as you make real moves. It is a quick way to learn 2048 before jumping into Standard mode or the daily challenge.