Actual 2048 browser gameplay, before the checked example
READY WHEN YOU ARE2048

Touch · Mouse · Keyboard
Portrait game

▶ Play nowGame loads after you choose Play.
2048 / ORIGINAL MANYPLAY GAME

2048 Easy

The same rules on a roomier 5 × 5 board.

How to play ↗

2048 on a 5 × 5 board

Easy 2048 is the classic game on a larger 5 × 5 board: twenty-five cells instead of sixteen, so you have more room to plan, mistakes are easier to fix and a game lasts longer. The rules are exactly the same, and you still win the moment a 2048 tile appears.

The Easy board keeps its own best score, apart from the 4 × 4 Classic game, and your game is saved in this browser, so a reload goes on from the same board.

How to play

Swipe on the board, drag with the mouse, or press the arrow keys or W, A, S, D: every tile slides that way as far as it can. Two tiles with the same number that meet merge into one tile with their sum, and the new tile adds its value to your score. After every move that changes the board a new tile appears, usually a 2, sometimes a 4. Hint shows the move that merges the most.

Questions about 2048 Easy

What is easy 2048?

The same 2048 on a 5 × 5 board instead of 4 × 4. The rules do not change; you simply have more room.

Is easy 2048 free?

Yes. It is free in your browser on a phone or a computer, with no download and no registration.

THE IDEA

What you do in 2048

2048 is a sliding tile puzzle on a 4 × 4 board. Swipe or use the arrow keys to move every tile at once; two tiles with the same number merge into one, and a new tile appears after each move. Build the 2048 tile in the endless Classic game, chase three stars in 40 short Rounds with a move limit, or play today's Daily Board, the same board for every player.

A round of 2048 rewards a plan: pick a corner, keep to two directions and let each merge feed the next one.

New to 2048? Swipe, drag or press an arrow key and every tile slides that way. Two equal tiles that meet merge into their sum, and a new 2 or 4 appears after every move that changes the board.

Before your next move

  • Pressing Up in this round would lift the bottom row and scatter the 4s that were about to merge.
  • Merging a pair far from the corner can leave a small tile where the big one should grow.

Browser edition

Play in your browser. No app download is needed.

Questions about 2048

How many rounds are there?

40 rounds in 8 tiers. Tiers 1 to 3 are on the 4 × 4 board, from tier 4 on the board is 5 × 5.

How are the stars counted?

By the moves you have left when the goal is reached: the more moves you save, the more stars, up to three.

Can I replay a round?

Yes. Any cleared round can be replayed from the map to earn more stars.

Original ManyPlay game. Controls and examples were checked against the browser edition; cover illustrations are labelled separately from gameplay captures. Report a changed rule or control.