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2048 in 2048 bytes is a playable clone of the 2048 sliding tile puzzle game, compressed into exactly 2048 bytes of JavaScript code. Players use arrow keys to slide numbered tiles and combine matching values to reach… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 2048 in 2048 bytes launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   2048 in Swift▲92

   2048 for Swift. Contribute to austinzheng/swift-2048 development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2KT
   King Thirteen: 2048 with chess pieces, in under 13 KB▲269

   The game is vanilla JS, with SVG for graphics. Written for the js13kGames coding competition. Notes on the game design: https://mvasilkov.animuchan.net/king-thirteen

   2024 · js13kgames.com · its alternatives →

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   Forever 2048▲68

   Reach 2048, relax and have fun

   2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AS
   A Stargate in 140 chars of JavaScript▲377

   2020 · dwitter.net · its alternatives →

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   6561▲66

   Number puzzle game like 2048

   2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   2048 Coins▲96

   Single-player sliding block puzzle game

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 72W
   2048 without numbers▲54

   2014 · prism.clay.io · its alternatives →

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   Tesseract.js – Pure JavaScript OCR for 60 Languages▲727

   Pure Javascript OCR for more than 100 Languages 📖🎉🖥 - naptha/tesseract.js

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Mini Metroidvania in 13KB of JavaScript▲238

   As part of the annual JS13K games challenge, I've put together a pretty large (but small-in-code) Metroidvania game that fits in just 13KB of compressed Javascript. The source is available here: https://github.com/arikwex/infernal-sigil NOTE: the current head of the main branch is at 13.6KB due to quality of life patches. The legit 13KB version is tagged in github. Useful hacks: - Using Roadroller (https://github.com/lifthrasiir/roadroller) for compression - Compressing the map data as grayscale PNG paired with some code generation. - Using procedural…

   2022 · arineonshark.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    2048 Circle▲77

    A more complex and addictive variation of 2048!

    2020 · kiraprograms.com · its alternatives →

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    1024, a 2048 Puzzle Game▲101

    2022 · 1024-game.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    GPT crushes my high score in 2048.io▲31

    yet another 2048, but this time it's controlled by GPT - inishchith/2048

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    2048▲12

    Classic 2048. Simple, fast, and ad-free.

    2025 · 2048-gameonline.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Exponentile – A match 3 game mixed with 2048▲54

    Hi HN, I made this small game in my spare time. It's quite addictive, I spent a lot of hours playing instead of polishing it. My own highscore is 96,792. Source code is at https://github.com/MikeBellika/tile-game. It's made with react, tailwind, and framer motion. Hope you enjoy!

    2024 · bellika.dk · its alternatives →

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    2048.cpp – Play 2048 in directly your terminal▲135

    🎮 Fully featured terminal version of the game "2048" written in C++ - plibither8/2048.cpp

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    2048▲68

    Open-source native implementation of 2048 for Android.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Puzzle 11▲57

    2048 for the number 11

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The Kilobyte's Gambit▲118

    Try beating 1024 bytes of Javascript

    2021 · vole.wtf · its alternatives →

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    Twenty▲84

    Match tiles. Get to Twenty.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    1 KB JavaScript library for building front end apps▲242

    1kB-ish JavaScript framework for building hypertext applications - hyperapp/hyperapp

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    2048 Game▲5

    2048, minus the nonsense.

    Jul 2026 · live2048.com · its alternatives →

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    2048: Charm Number Puzzle Game▲8

    2048 is a fun and addictive sliding puzzle game

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    2048 game - 2048merge.com▲2

    2048 game

    Apr 2026 · 2048merge.com · its alternatives →

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    2048▲4

    2048 in a new appealing design. Can you get the 2048 tile?

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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