Underplayed Gems

2048 Maniac (2017)

2048 Maniac cover
Platforms
Xbox One
Genres
Puzzle
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Sliding numbered tiles feels smooth and deliberate, but the pressure builds as the grid fills up.

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About

The game’s objective is to slide numbered tiles on a 4×4 grid and combine them to create a tile with higher numbers. The game is won when a tile with a value of 2048 appears on the board

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.