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2048

The open-source source code for the 2048 sliding-tile puzzle game, playable in a browser.

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13.5k
Forks
17.6k
Licence
MIT
Language
JavaScript
Last update
2.0 years ago
Type
App

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What it is

This repository holds the source code for 2048, a number puzzle game where you slide tiles together to build a 2048 tile. The README says it is a small clone of the mobile game 1024 and was made just for fun. You can play the game in a browser at the author's site, and the code is MIT licensed, so anyone can read or reuse it.

  • Play the game in a browser at the project's hosted page
  • Read the JavaScript source to see how tile sliding and merging can be implemented
  • Fork the repository and modify the game rules or look
  • Study mobile swipe handling, based on the contributor notes in the README

Great for

  • People who want to play 2048 without installing anything, via the hosted site
  • Developers who want a small, readable JavaScript browser game to study
  • Students learning how simple game logic and mobile swipe handling can be built
  • Anyone who wants to fork a short, self-contained game as a starting point

Not ideal for

  • People looking for a large, actively developed framework: the README describes the project as made for fun, with no release published and a last push in October 2024
  • Developers who need a production-grade game engine, since the README does not describe any engine or tooling beyond the game itself
Step-by-step guide: how to use 2048Install, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

How to get it

  1. 1

    Clone and build from source

    Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/gabrielecirulli/2048.git
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Clone the repository with git.
    • Open the index.html file in a web browser, or use the hosted version at play2048.co.
    • Use the arrow keys or swipe to move tiles and combine matching numbers.
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Read the CONTRIBUTING.md guide if you plan to send changes back upstream
    • Check the best score storage feature, which the README credits to a contributor
    • Use the MIT license terms in LICENSE.txt if you reuse the code

Downloads

Source code (.zip)master branch · straight from GitHubOfficial website & docsplay2048.co

Strengths

  • Small, self-contained codebase that is easy to read for a beginner programmer
  • MIT license allows reuse and modification
  • Widely known project with a long history of community contributions listed in the README

Trade-offs

  • The README is brief and does not document a setup process or project structure
  • No release is published, so there is no versioned download to rely on
  • Maintainers describe it as made for fun, so support and updates are not guaranteed

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Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.