2048 Classic edition

2048 Classic edition is the familiar sliding number puzzle with one adjustable setting. Each swipe sends the squares on the board in that direction. Two squares holding the same value that run into each other become a single square worth their sum: a pair of 8s makes 16, a pair of 16s makes 32, and so on up the doubling chain. Reach a 2048 square and you have won.

You lose when the board has no free space left. What separates this edition is the grid size, which you can change. The developer frames it as a difficulty control: a small grid leaves very little room for error, while a bigger one gives you more space and a calmer game. That makes it possible to start roomy and tighten things once the doubling pattern is second nature.

Swipe in the direction you want the squares to travel. All of them move that way together. Wherever two squares of equal value collide, they fuse into one carrying double the number, so two 4s become an 8. Keep combining to build bigger values. Getting a 2048 square wins the game, and running out of free space ends it.

Since a full board ends the game, every fusion that frees a square is useful even when the numbers involved are small. If your grid feels too tight, change it: the developer suggests a larger grid for a more relaxed session and a smaller one when you want each mistake to hurt more.

A number merge puzzle in the 2048 format, shown in a portrait frame. The instructions describe swipe controls. Grid size can be changed, and the developer presents this as the way to set the difficulty. Reaching 2048 counts as a win.

Money 2048 uses the same move-everything swipe with coins and money bags in place of numbers, and Niche Shift turns the merges into an ocean food chain where high-level creatures go hungry.