2048 - Slide & combine tiles

Join numbers to get to the 2048 tile!

This is the official free 2048 number puzzle game created by Gabriele Cirulli in 2014.

Simply swipe to move the tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one. Reach the 2048 tile and keep playing to unlock higher value number tiles!

Six tips for the best 2048 Strategy

1. Understand how the board moves

2048: Top 7 tips and tricks to help you stack your way to a higher score!

In 2048 you only have four main gestures: up, down, left, and right. Every time you swipe, every tile on the board moves in that position as far as it possibly can. If multiple cards can combine at once, they will do so. Keep this in mind and understand how moves work before swiping a tile that may or may not end up where you thought it would.

2. Don't chase large tiles

2048: Top 7 tips and tricks to help you stack your way to a higher score!

Sometimes it's tough to resist temptation and chase larger numbered tiles across the board to combine them. This almost always puts you in a worse position than a better one. Instead, focus on combining smaller tiles and worry less about a specific set of tiles. They'll almost always meet up at some point, or you end up making a tile that ends up right next to it.

3. Work your way towards the corners

2048: Top 7 tips and tricks to help you stack your way to a higher score!

Staying in the corners assures you have more of the main game board to bring in new tiles. I've found that keeping tiles grouped into the corners works the best. Bring new tiles into the middle area when you can, and then you can swipe them to the corners to combine. Sometimes I start off in the upper left corner but see an opportunity to make larger combos by moving the entire board to the bottom left or diagonal. Working in the corners makes a shift in strategy a lot easier.

4. Plan ahead

2048: Top 7 tips and tricks to help you stack your way to a higher score!

This somewhat goes along with my first tip, but seriously, plan ahead - it's the best 2048 strategy. Look at everything you have on the board and what a 2 or 4 card will do to change it. Perhaps you see a match right now but bringing a 2 down on the other side would create multiple matches in one move. That's what you want to do.

5. Slow down and think

2048: Top 7 tips and tricks to help you stack your way to a higher score!

Sometimes it's hard to tell what the absolute best move is, so it's okay if you don't make it. 2048 gives you a lot of opportunities to recover from a bad move as long as you have empty spaces on the board. If you aren't sure what the best move is, re-evaluate where cards are on the board and whether or not you need to change their position before worrying about new cards.

6. Always make moves where multiple tiles merge first

2048: Top 7 tips and tricks to help you stack your way to a higher score!

If you come across an instance where you can merge multiple stacks of cards at once, take it. The more spaces you keep open on the board, the better flexibility you have when bringing in new cards. With single moves you're replacing a card you stacked with a new one. When multiple cards can be combined, you're not only bringing one new card onto the board, but you're getting rid of more than one. That's always a good thing.

Elegant puzzle design with robust features

⭐ Classic gameplay with silky-smooth movements

⭐ Swipe anywhere to move (not just on the board)

⭐ Undo button to reverse a swipe

⭐ Detailed statistics including best scores

⭐ Always free with no purchase required

⭐ Official version of the original puzzle game

Published by the team responsible for award-winning apps including Letterpress and Solitaire Solebon, this official free 2048 number puzzle is available for all Android smartphone and tablet devices.