2048 Multitask — Play Free Online

2048 Multitask is a sliding-tile number puzzle in the style of the well-known 2048, with one change that alters the whole feel: the board is a 7×7 grid, 49 cells instead of 16. Every move slides all the tiles in one direction, and two tiles with the same number that collide merge into one tile of double the value. The page tells you to aim for the 2048 and/or 3072 tile.

The extra space makes it a slower, more spread-out game than the classic. You are rarely a single bad move from disaster early on, but with so many cells it is easy to end up with several small clusters of mismatched numbers scattered around, and tidying those up is the real challenge. That is where the "multitask" name makes sense: you are tracking more than one region of the board at a time.

If you came to Doodle Jump for quick, one-more-try sessions, this fits the same habit with a different kind of focus. There is no reflex test and no timer, so you can think as long as you like between moves.

How to play

Use the arrow keys to slide every tile up, down, left or right. On a phone or tablet, swipe in the direction you want. After each move a new low-value tile appears on the board. Press New Game to restart from a clean grid at any time.

A move only counts if something actually shifts or merges. The game ends when the board is full and no neighbouring tiles match. Your score goes up as you merge, and the page keeps a best score for you.

Tips

• Pick one corner for your biggest tile and keep it there. Choose two directions as your main moves, say down and left, and use the others only when you have to.
• Keep your large tiles in order along one edge, so each one sits beside the next size down. That makes chain merges possible.
• On a board this wide, do not leave stray tiles in the far corner opposite your anchor. Merge them toward the main group before the grid fills up.
• Think about where the new tile will land before committing to a move. Sliding in a direction you rarely use can pull your big tile out of its corner.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

Nothing else here plays like it, since the catalogue leans toward action. If you want something that rewards planning over reflexes, Fireboy and Watergirl asks you to solve puzzle rooms, and Bloons Tower Defense 2 is about placing towers sensibly. For the opposite end of the pace, Doodle Jump itself and Helix Jump are about timing and constant motion.

It runs in the browser with nothing to install, and works well for short breaks or for a long, careful run.